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Celia con Rolos

Anacostia Community Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Tony Peralta

    Caption

    Artist M. Tony Peralta reimagines a black-and-white photograph of Afro-Cuban singer Celia Cruz (1925-2003) in this mixed media portrait. Against a purple backdrop, the “Queen of Salsa” wears purple, pink, and yellow rolos, or rollers, along with a large gold pendant and earrings. Celia con Rolos is part of Peralta’s portrait series, Rolos and Icons, celebrating extraordinary Latinas. Before silkscreening each canvas, Peralta paints these icons in hair rollers, a weekly ritual in many Latinx communities. The painter, a New Yorker whose parents are Dominican, hopes the rolos will help viewers connect with Cruz and other Latinas, such as his favorite artist, Frida Kahlo. The portrait, which also resembles religious iconography, was on display at the Anacostia Community Museum’s exhibition, Gateways/Portales, from December 2016 to January 2018.
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    El artista M. Tony Peralta reimagina una fotografía en blanco y negro de la cantante afrocubana Celia Cruz (1925-2003) en este retrato en técnica mixta. Sobre un fondo de color morado, la "Reina de la Salsa" lleva rulos violetas, rosas y amarillos, y un gran colgante y pendientes de oro. Celia con Rolos forma parte de la serie de retratos de Peralta, Rolos e Iconos, que celebra mujeres latinas extraordinarias. Antes de serigrafiar cada lienzo, Peralta pinta estos iconos llevando rulos, un ritual semanal en muchas comunidades latinas. El pintor, un neoyorquino de padres dominicanos, espera que los rulos ayuden a los espectadores a conectar con Cruz y con otras latinas, como su artista favorita, Frida Kahlo.
    El retrato, que también se asemeja a una iconografía religiosa, se exhibió en la exposición del Anacostia Community Museum, Gateways/Portales, desde diciembre de 2016 hasta enero de 2018.

    Cite As

    Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

    Date

    2015

    Accession Number

    2017.3.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Type

    silkscreen

    Medium

    mixed media on canvas

    Dimensions

    42 × 37 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (106.7 × 94.6 × 4.4 cm)

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    Anacostia Community Museum Collection

    Data Source

    Anacostia Community Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl80fe55ab1-7db3-407f-af72-2a4636f5d202

    Record ID

    acm_2017.3.1

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