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With humor and satire, Mexican-born American artist Enrique Chagoya addresses conflicting cultural realities in his work. Liberty Backwards (2008) is an homage to Francisco Goya's Tampoco fom the series "Disasters of War" (1810-20). In the grisly Goya image, a French soldier gazes indifferently at a hanged Spaniard. In the Chagoya version, the soldier's head has been replaced with that of Dopey from Snow White, pointing to the foolish nature of war.
Source: News, April May June, 2009.
Printer
Magnolia Editions
DimensionsSheet: 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (32.1 × 24.1 cm)
Plate: 6 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (17.1 × 21.6 cm)
Image: 6 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (15.4 × 20 cm)
Plate: 6 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (17.1 × 21.6 cm)
Image: 6 1/16 × 7 7/8 in. (15.4 × 20 cm)
Accession Number 2008.38
Classificationswork on paper
SignedEnrique Chagoya '08 (l,r graphite)
Inscriptions2/60 (l,l graphite);tampaco (l,c plate); 36 (u,r plate)
Edition2/60
Markschopmark in l,l
ProvenanceArtist; (Des Moines Art Center Print Club); Des Moines Art Center [commissioned gift from previous, 2008]
