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Cabritas antes de la matanza, La Mixteca, México (Goats Before Slaughter, La Mixteca, Mexico)

1992

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names

Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a photograph of a herd of goats in an enclosed stone wall area. The image is in black and white. The goats crowd closely together, with varying coat colors and horn shapes. The atmosphere appears dusty and the stone wall contrasts with the goats' fur.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Dimensions

image: 28.26 × 42.86 cm (11 1/8 × 16 7/8 in.)
sheet: 40.64 × 50.8 cm (16 × 20 in.)
Accession Number

2024.104.61

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Susan Steinhauser

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, bottom center in graphite: paisajie. / La micheta 1992; bottom right in graphite: Graciela Iturbide

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