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Jimenez, Luis,
Figure group
Recreation -- Dancing
Ethnic -- Mexican
Dress -- Ethnic
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Otay Mesa
Sculpture
Fiesta Jarabe, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jimenez, Luis, 1940-2006, sculptor.
Title:
Fiesta Jarabe, (sculpture).
Dates:
1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted fiberglass; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 10 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(On hat under male figure's legs:) "FIESTA-JARABE/LUIS JIMENEZ/Y5 signed
Description:
A male figure and female figure facing each other, doing a Mexican hat dance. Dressed in a multi-colored Spanish folk dress, the female figure has her hands on her hips and holds her skirt up. The male figure, predominantly green in coloring, has his hands behind his back. The sculpture is placed atop a circular base.
Subject:
Figure group
Recreation -- Dancing
Ethnic -- Mexican
Dress -- Ethnic -- Mexican Dress
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Otay Mesa
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 18th & F Streets, Washington, District of Columbia 20506
Located United States Department of Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration Department, Otay Mesa Border Crossing, Otay Mesa, California
Remarks:
Commissioned by the U.S. General Services Administration under its Art-in-Architecture program at a cost of $57,000. The sculpture proved to be controversial after its installation. Members of the county's Human Relations Commission petitioned to have the sculpture draped and removed as they felt the sculpture had physical exaggerations, "incorrect" costumes, form-fitting clothing, and incorrect skin color. IAS files contain related articles from the Los Angeles Times, Aug. 5, 1987, pg. F-1, F-4; Aug. 7, 1991, pg. F-3; and The San Diego Union, Aug. 3, 1991, pg. C-1, C-5; and Nov. 13, 1991, B-1, B-5. The San Diego Union articles describe the controversy surrounding the sculpture. IAS files contain a copy of the petition to remove the sculpture, GSA News Release dated Aug. 2, 1991; and GSA Arts, Winter 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Los Angeles Times, Aug. 7, 1991, pg. F-3.
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 CA000967
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000967
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