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Seated Yucatan Woman

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Seated Yucatán Woman
ArtistFrancisco Zúñiga
Year1973
TypeBronze
Dimensions105.4 cm × 89.9 cm × 114.0 cm (41+12 in × 35+38 in × 44+78 in)
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Coordinates38°53′21″N 77°01′22″W / 38.889117°N 77.022683°W / 38.889117; -77.022683
OwnerSmithsonian Institution

Seated Yucatán Woman is a bronze sculpture, by Francisco Zúñiga.[1] It is an edition of four, one of which is located at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.[2]

The artist depicts the grace and dignity of peasant women in Mexico.[3]

According to Ariel Zuñiga, the correct title of the piece is Juchiteca sentada (Seated Juchiteca).[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Seated Yucatan Woman, (sculpture)". Siris-artinventories.si.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  2. ^ "Collection Search - Hirshhorn Museum | Smithsonian". Hirshhorn.si.edu. 2010-12-07. Archived from the original on 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. ^ A Garden for Art, Valerie J. Fletcher, OCLC 97-61991, p.59
  4. ^ "Images of sculpture from The Hirshhorn Sculpture Gardens-page 7. Digital Imaging Project: Art historical images of European and North American architecture and sculpture from classical Greek to Post-modern. Scanned from slides taken on site by Mary Ann Sullivan, Bluffton College". Bluffton.edu. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
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