México quiero conocerte, Chiapas, México (Mexico I want to Get to Know You, Chiapas, Mexico)

1975, printed 2012

Graciela Iturbide

Associated Names
Graciela Iturbide

Artist, Mexican, born 1942

This is a photograph of a shop window display with a skull featured prominently. The image shows a black and white scene with a skull placed in the window, partially reflecting its surroundings. Above the display, there is a sign with the words "MEXICO... ¡quiero conocerte!" The skull is positioned upon a surface behind a glass, reflecting the legs of a passerby and elements of the street outside, such as the tiled ground. The wire stands are empty. The overall ambience is slightly eerie, with reflections and shadows playing a significant part in the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser

  • Dimensions

    image: 45.4 × 30.16 cm (17 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 50.8 × 40.64 cm (20 × 16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.104.105.47

  • 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 / Mexico quiero conocerte. Chiapas Mexico. 1975-2012 / 6/10

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