Black Christ of Mexico
date: label: date made
content: 1949
name: label: original artist
content: Rose, Ruth Starr
label: graphic artist
content: Kistler, Lynton R.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: “Crucifixion” is a lithograph printed by Ruth Starr Rose in 1949. Rose created this print at the end of a two-year period she spent in the remote village of Ajijic in Mexico. The stepped pyramids are a reference to the rich indigenous history of the Purepecha tribe. The jaguars symbolize the ancient myth of the Aztec deity, Quetzalcóatl. Ruth Starr Rose is best known for her sensitive portraits and joyous depictions of African American communities in Maryland. Rose’s artwork countered the racial stereotypes and caricatures that were common during an era of intense segregation and racial violence in the South.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Los Angeles
label: Associated Place
content: Mexico: Chiapas, Los Angeles
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content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Kistler Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1978.0650.1673
label: accession number
content: 1978.0650
label: catalog number
content: 1978.0650.1673
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Object Name
content: print
label: Object Name
content: lithograph
label: Other Terms
content: Print; Lithograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 43.2 cm x 51.5 cm; 17 in x 20 9/32 in