Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
El Norte
ArtistMaria de Los Angeles, born 1988
Maria de Los Angeles (b.1988) is a Mexican-born, American artist who addresses ideas of migration, belonging, and identity through her drawing, painting, printmaking, and wearable sculptures. She holds an MFA from Yale School of Art (2015), a BFA from Pratt Institute (2013), and an Associate Degree from Santa Rosa Junior College. In 2015, Maria was awarded the Blair Dickinson Memorial Prize by Yale University (2015) for her artwork and her role within her community. This 2023, she was awarded the William Aguilar Cultural Arts Award by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc.
Date2018
MediumColored pencil, watercolor, and marker on watercolor paper
Dimensions24 1/16 x 18 in. (61.1 x 45.7 cm)
Signedl.r., in pencil: Maria de Los Angeles 2018
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Maria de Los Angeles and Ryan Bonilla, 2023.7
ClassificationDrawing
Provenancegiven by the Artist to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2023
On ViewNo
This artwork's face covers about 59× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.