Migrant Mother Collage
Artist
Robert Heinecken
(American, 1931 - 2006)
Datecirca 2002
MediumElectrostatic color prints (6), mounted to archival board
DimensionsSupport: 36 × 42 1/2 in. (91.4 × 108 cm)
Image: 21 1/4 × 31 1/4 in. (54 × 79.4 cm)
Image: 21 1/4 × 31 1/4 in. (54 × 79.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Joyce Neimanas, 2012
Object number2012.25.4
DescriptionThe piece is made of a grid of two alternating images: a cropped version of Dorothea Lange’s famous photograph Migrant Mother and a cropped version of a magazine advertisement featuring a model in a billowy white blouse. In this print, the image of the Migrant Mother appears at the upper left of the composition.eMuseum Notes
Known for his appropriation of media images, the artist juxtaposes Dorothea Lange’s famous picture Migrant Mother with an advertising shot of a model in a white blouse. By bringing together these two women in similar poses, the artist reminds us that the world of luxury goods is not available to everyone.
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