Cabrita negra, Juchitán, México (Black Goat, Juchitán, Mexico)

1984, printed 2005

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a photograph of a goat standing on a set of concrete stairs. The image features a dark silhouette of the goat on a staircase within an interior space. The stairs are made of concrete and exhibit a rough, utilitarian aesthetic. The walls adjacent to the stairway are textured, with the right wall showing signs of wear. Light from above casts shadows and accentuates the shape of the goat, which stands confidently, gazing outward.
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Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, May 2005; gift to NGA, 2024.

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Inscriptions

signed by artist, bottom right in black ink: Graciela Iturbide; on verso, by artist, lower right in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / Cabrita Negra / Juchitan Oax. 1984

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