Craft
Intersection
This section reflects the original commitment of El Museo to visual culture based on popular traditions since its first exhibition, The Art of Needlework (1970). Major bodies of works include Puerto Rican wooden santos (saints) created between the 19th and 20th centuries; masks created in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South and Central America; sculptures by East Harlem artist Gregorio Marzán; vodou banners from Haiti; and embroidered chilean arpilleras that protest political repression. A number of contemporary artists will also be featured, whose work reflects these practices, including recently acquired works from the museum’s 2021 inaugural La Trienal.
Highlights
Unidentified Chilean Women, Arpillera, 1980s. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York; gift of Arthur and Dorothy Hammer. T94.60.4.
Yanira Collado, Penumbras #124, 2020. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York. Acquisition Committee Gift, 2021. 2021.011.0001.
Justin Favela, Plátanos Amarillos, After Francisco de Oller, 2021. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York. Acquisition Committee Gift, 2021. 2021.003.0001.
Lorenzo Homar, Felices Navidades y Buen Año Nuevo Les Desea, 1955. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York. W91.1085.
Jessica Kairé, CONFORT Tropical Hand Grenade (Special Edition), 2011. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York. Gift of the artist, 2012. 2012.11.
Gregorio Marzán, Rooster, c. 1970. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York.
Yvette Mayorga, The Procession (After 17th-Century Vanitas) In loving memory of MM, 2020. Collection of El Museo del Barrio, New York. Acquisition Committee Gift, 2021. 2021.002.0001.001-004
Antoine Oleyant, Guedeh, c. 1981–1991. Collection El Museo del Barrio, New York. Gift of Margery Nathanson. T96.26.4.
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