Shields/Escudos

2020

Miguel Luciano

Artist, Puerto Rican, born 1972

Miguel Luciano

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On View

East Building Upper Level, West Terrace


Artwork overview

  • Medium

    metal from decommissioned school buses in Puerto Rico, wood, acrylic, and spray paint

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (each of 10 shields): 88.9 × 53.34 × 8.89 cm (35 × 21 × 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.38.1

More About this Artwork

Installation view of Miguel Luciano, Shields/Escudos, 2020, in no existe un mundo poshuracán: Puerto Rican Art in the Wake of Hurricane Maria (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, November 23, 2022–April 23, 2023). Photograph by Ryan Lowry.

Article:  Miguel Luciano’s Portrait of a Puerto Rico in Crisis

The artist confronts us with the contemporary Puerto Rican experience.


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; purchased 2023 by NGA

Associated Names


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