Object Details
Artist
Muriel Hasbun, born San Salvador, El Salvador 1961
Sitter
Portrait female
Exhibition Label
Muriel Hasbun was born and raised in El Salvador; her Paris-born mother came from a Polish-Jewish family, and her father from a Palestinian Christian family that settled in El Salvador in the early twentieth century. Against this complex backdrop, her photographs remind us of the rich histories that families weave. Her series “Santos y Sombras” (Saints and Shadows) addresses issues of personal identity and her national, ethnic, and religious heritage, buried beneath generations of assimilation and emigration. Drawing on “found objects” and mementos of her parents and grandparents, Hasbun’s multi-layered images are a reflection of her complicated background.
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Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore
Copyright
© 1993, Muriel Hasbun
Date
1992-1993
Object number
2005.3.1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Photography-Photoprint
Medium
gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 13 5/8 x 18 1/4 in. (34.5 x 46.5 cm) sheet: 15 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (40.3 x 50.6 cm)
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Department
Graphic Arts
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Portrait female
Religion\Christianity
Religion\saint
Ceremony\religion\confirmation
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2005.3.1