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José Sabogal Young Girl from Ayacucho 1937

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A prominent artist, educator, and writer, Sabogal played a pivotal role in founding the artistic movement known as Indigenism in Peru in the 1920s. In Cholita Ayacuchana (Young Girl from Ayacucho), an Indigenous woman is set against a neutral tan background. Crowned by a wide-brimmed straw hat, her hair falls in two cascading braids on either side of her face. Her gaze is directed at the viewer. Sabogal’s portrayal of this young, self-possessed woman contrasted with most contemporaneous representations of the marginalized Indigenous peoples in the highlands of Peru. 

Gallery label from 2022
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
30 x 30" (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Credit
Inter-American Fund
Object number
785.1942
Copyright
© 2024 Estate of José Sabogal / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / APSAV, Peru
Department
Painting and Sculpture

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