Luis, Chiapas, Mexico
John Sonsini, Luis, Chiapas, Mexico, 2003, oil on canvas, Gift of a private donor, © unknown, research required, 2013.8.164
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- Title
Luis, Chiapas, Mexico
- Related Titles
inscribed: Luis Chiapas MX
- Artist
- Date
2003
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
20 in x 16 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
inscription: Luis 2, graphite, verso; top stretcher bar
title: Luis / Chicapas MX, graphite, verso; left half of canvas
signature; date: J. Sonsini / May 15 / 2003, graphite, verso; right half of canvas
- Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
American
- Credit Line
Gift of a private donor
- Accession Number
2013.8.164
- Copyright
© unknown, research required
- Terms
Jon Sonsini paints portraits from life. For several years, he has depicted the latino day laborers who gather outside his studio in a downtown Los Angeles neighborhood. Sonsini hires each subject, paying them wages equivalent to what they would be paid for their physical work. His paintings balance political sentiments of immigration and labor with the sensitive expression of individuals.
