Our Lady of the Iguanas
Photograph
1979 (photographed)
1979 (photographed)
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Many Mexican photographers have explored their country’s pre-Hispanic past, challenging the concept of mestizaje (cultural mixing) that has dominated Mexican society since the colonial period. This photograph of a woman selling iguanas comes from a series in which Graciela Iturbide focuses on the matriarchal nature of the Zapotec Indian community. She documents the role of women as healers, political leaders, sexual sirens and, as shown here, merchants.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gelatin-silver print |
| Brief description | 'Our Lady of the Iguanas', photograph by Graciela Iturbide (born 1942), Mexico, 1979 |
| Physical description | Black and white photograph of a woman with a wreath of live iguanas on her head. |
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| Credit line | Purchased through the Cecil Beaton Royalties Fund |
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| Summary | Many Mexican photographers have explored their country’s pre-Hispanic past, challenging the concept of mestizaje (cultural mixing) that has dominated Mexican society since the colonial period. This photograph of a woman selling iguanas comes from a series in which Graciela Iturbide focuses on the matriarchal nature of the Zapotec Indian community. She documents the role of women as healers, political leaders, sexual sirens and, as shown here, merchants. |
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| Accession number | E.3578-2004 |
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| Record created | August 11, 2004 |
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