Chicago Figurativo: Prints Selected from the NMMA Permanent Collection

Chicago Figurativo: Prints Selected from the NMMA Permanent Collection, January 16 – May 24, 2009     

Summary:  Experience a variety of figurative works by twelve Mexican American artists who have made Chicago their home.  The prints chosen to represent the inextricable link of identity to the problematic spaces in which these artists live, create and explore.

Participating Artists:  Rene Arceo, Tomas Bringas, Carlos Cortez. Luis de la Torre. Héctor Duarte. Esperanza Gama, Jeff Abbey Maldonado, Eufemio Pulido, Alejandro Romero. María Evangelina Soliz, Salvador Vega. Carlos Villanueva

Curator:  Andrew Rebatta

Organizing Institution:  National Museum of Mexican Art

Displayed at: National Museum of Mexican Art KRAFT Gallery