La Familia Entera (The Whole Family)

1976

Lázaro Blanco

Associated Names
Lázaro Blanco

Artist, Mexican, 1938 - 2011

The image shows clothes hanging on a line in an outdoor setting. Various types of clothing are strung across a clothesline. The background features two weathered doors and aged walls. In the foreground, a wooden pole supports the clothesline, and the ground is uneven with scattered stones. The cloudy sky contrasts with the monochrome palette of the scene. The image conveys simplicity and the domestic ritual of drying laundry outdoors.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 20.32 × 20.32 cm (8 × 8 in.)
    mount: 34.61 × 45.09 cm (13 5/8 × 17 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.123.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Family of Lázaro Blanco; (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on mount, signed by artist, center left in graphite: La familia entera; signed by artist, center right: Lazaro Blanco 1976

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