Alcalde, New Mexico
Artist
Norman Mauskopf
(American, born 1949)
Date2003 (printed 2014)
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 × 12 in. (20.3 × 30.5 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Mat: 14 × 17 in. (35.6 × 43.2 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Howard Korder, 2014
Object number2014.14.1
DescriptionIndoor space being used as a dance hall, with lights strung from ceiling. A man with fabric-covered face and fringed headdress is at both left and right edge of composition, each holding a trident. At center is a girl dressed in white and behind her is another dancer. Spectators are seated and standing along back wall.eMuseum Notes
In his series “Descendents,” Norman Mauskopf captures details of contemporary life in northern New Mexico as it has been shaped by Hispanic culture and tradition.In his series “Descendents,” Norman Mauskopf captures details of contemporary life in northern New Mexico as it has been shaped by Hispanic culture and tradition.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- Hispanic American
- dance
- celebrations
- feasts
- traditionalism
- ceremonies
- masques
- masks (costume)
- crowns (headdresses)
- cloaks
- girls
- spectators
