Graciela Iturbide Mexican, b. 1942
Cholo Harpys, White Fence, East Los Ángeles, 1986
Silver Gelatin Print
10 x 8 in
25.4 x 20.3 cm
25.4 x 20.3 cm
Further images
In Cholo Harpys, White Fence, East LA, Iturbide captures the gang's hand signals and common culture. She pictures a friend from one of her main subjects, who wears a flat-brim...
In Cholo Harpys, White Fence, East LA, Iturbide captures the gang's hand signals and common culture. She pictures a friend from one of her main subjects, who wears a flat-brim black baseball cap with the letters WF printed in bold white letters under the brim. Strapped to his waistband is a fixed-blade knife, a subtle nod to the power and violence that silently followed the reputation of the gang.
Provenance
Graciela Iturbide's StudioExhibitions
Graciela Iturbide: Las Californias, Ruiz Healy Art, New York, NY, 2025 (catalogue)Literature
Romo, Ricardo. “Graciela Iturbide Borderland Images from East Los Angeles to Tijuana.” La Prensa, December 14, 2025 (illustrated)Romo, Ricardo. “Graciela Iturbide: Borderland Images from East Los Angeles and Tijuana.” Latinos in America, December 6, 2025 (illustrated)
Romo, Ricardo. “Ricardo Romo’s Tejano Report 12.05.2025 Graciela Iturbide Borderland Images.” latinopia, December 5, 2025 (illustrated)
Publications
Exhibition catalogue, Graciela Iturbide: Las Californias. New York: Ruiz-Healy Art, editor: Patricia Ruiz-Healy, 2025 (illustrated)Iturbide, Graciela, and Alfonso Morales Carrillo. White Fence. Barcelona | Mexico City: Editorial RM, 2024, p. 49 (illustrated)
Maillé, Mauricio, and Alfonso Morales Carrillo, eds. Graciela Iturbide on Dreams, Symbols, and Imagination. New York: Aperture, 2022, p. 97 (illustrated)
