América
Artist
Waldemar Morales Lugo
(Puerto Rican, 1931-2010)
Date1957
Object number59.0127
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions36 x 28 1/2 in. (91.4 x 72.4 cm)
frame: 41 1/8 x 33 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (104.5 x 85.4 x 5.7 cm)
frame: 41 1/8 x 33 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (104.5 x 85.4 x 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
Description The sitter’s name was América, a young woman of Cuban and Spanish descent who worked as a model at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid), where Waldemar Morales painted her likeness. Her attire appears to be of orange silk. The wide sleeves, embroidered with silver thread, are inspired by the Moroccan caftan, a popular garment in mid-twentieth-century Europe, even among some of the most renowned designers of the period.
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