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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

El Norte

ArtistaMaria 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.

Fecha2018
MedioColored pencil, watercolor, and marker on watercolor paper
Dimensiones24 1/16 x 18 in. (61.1 x 45.7 cm)
Firmadol.r., in pencil: Maria de Los Angeles 2018
Línea de créditoCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Maria de Los Angeles and Ryan Bonilla, 2023.7
ClasificaciónDrawing
Procedenciagiven by the Artist to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2023
En exhibiciónNo
El Norte24.1 × 18 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 59× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.