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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
When I Am Not Here / Estoy Allá
In this work, the artist cradles six hand-carved, wooden boats amid a sea of blue. The white-and-blue patterns on her dress extend beyond the central image and into the abstracted designs found in the other photographs. Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons’s practice is autobiographical. Informed by her Afro-Caribbean heritage and experience as a US citizen, When I am Not Here/ Estoy Alla considers the sea as a site for identity and memory formation. Simultaneously, the artist reflects on her relationship to displacement, having her heart and home in both Matanzas, Cuba, and the US.
ArtistMaría Magdalena Campos-Pons(b. 1959)
Date1997
MediumDye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor Pro), triptych
Dimensions24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm)
Mark(s)verso of each print: [Gallery Wendi Norris label]
verso of each print, label: Please note: In the event this work is deframed/refit for any reason, the frame is designed for minimal pressure on photograph edges. When refitting, add 4 ply shims between the strainer and backer: remove shims after engaging screws.
verso of middle print. l.r.: [Smith Andersen North plexi glass label]
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2021.7
ClassificationPhotograph
ProvenanceArtist; (Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco, CA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2021
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 66× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.
