Rosita II

Artist: Tiffiney Yazzie (American, Navajo, born 1985)

Date: 2011 (printed 2012)

Medium: pigment print

Dimensions:

Image: 40 3/16 x 49 13/16 in. (102.1 x 126.5 cm)

Support: 41 1/2 x 51 1/2 in. (105.4 x 130.8 cm)

Classification: Photograph

Credit Line: Gift of Tiffiney Yazzie, 2011

Keywords and Associated Locations:

Native American
mothers
elderly
women
portraits
Arizona

Object number: 2011.29

Description

In this portrait of her mother, the artist offers an intimate and unblinking view of the person who brought her into this world. Printed at a large scale (around 40 x 50 inches), the image clearly show the grey hair, lined skin, and experienced hands of age. But the scale of the print also emphasizes the subject’s solidity and serenity, offering an opportunity to appreciate her beauty and strength.

Not on view

Publication and Exhibition History: 8/12/2011 – 10/3/2011: New Native Photography, 2011, New Mexico Museum of Art