The Dressing Table
Primary
Patssi Valdez
(Los Angeles, California, 1951–)
Date1988
MediumScreenprint
DimensionsSheet: 37 5/8 × 24 13/16 in. (95.5 × 63 cm)
Image: 37 5/8 × 24 13/16 in. (95.5 × 63 cm)
Image: 37 5/8 × 24 13/16 in. (95.5 × 63 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Gilberto Cárdenas, 2017.593
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2017.593
On View
Not on viewTypically seen as a feminine practice among Mexicans and Mexican Americans, altar making acts as a counterpoint to male-dominated ceremonies within Catholicism. For Valdez, the dressing table is a place to perform rituals: to dress, to pray, and to reflect.
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