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Porqe Emigramos, (sculpture). Artist:  Reyes, Dagoberto, 1945- , sculptor. Garcia, Thelma, assistant. Title:  Porqe Emigramos, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Why We Immigrate, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 ft. x 14 ft. x 8 in. Inscription:  DAGO (Top plaque:) WHY WE IMMIGRATE/PORQUE EMIGRAMOS/A LOS EMIGRANTES CENTROAMERICANOS/A LOS QUE NUNCA SABE NADIE DE DONDE SON,/LOS ETERNOS INDOCUMBNTADOS,/LOS TRISTES MAS TRISTES DEL MUNDO/MIS COMPATRIOTAS/MIS HERMONOS (Bottom plaque:) LA FESTIVAL/EL RESCATE/DAGOBERTO REYES/1993/TIME CAPSULE/CONTAINING OUR MEMORIES AS/IMMIGRANTS IN LOS ANGELES/WILL BE OPEN IN THE YEAR 2093/4 FT FORWARD/6 FT DEEP signed Description:  A figurative relief mural, with small vignettes of Central American immigrants, talking, packing, running, and working at home, on the farm and in the city. There are two polished black granite inscription plaques with incised letters painted white. Subject:  Figure group History -- United States -- Immigration Ethnic -- Hispanic Object Type:  Relief Mural Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Wharton & Griswold Associates, Inc., 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS CA000372   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000372 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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