Los pollos, Juchitán, México (The Chickens, Juchitán, Mexico)

1979, printed 2012

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

The image depicts a woman walking sideways with her head slightly tilted forward. She has dark hair with a floral arrangement, and is wearing a patterned top and a gingham-patterned skirt. She is carrying two chickens under her arm. The background shows a wall with dark paint streaks running vertically.
This object’s media is not available for download. Contact us about image usage.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.72 × 30.48 cm (18 × 12 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.104.105.37

  • Portfolio Title

    Fifty Photographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Collection of the Artist; (RoseGallery, Santa Monica, CA); Susan Steinhauser, Los Angeles, CA, March 2013; gift to NGA, 2024.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Graciela Iturbide / Los pollos. Juchitán Oaxaca. Mexico. 1979-2012 / 6/10

You may be interested in

Loading Results