Consuelo Jimenez Underwood American, b. 1949
Eagle in Hiding, 2026
Woven tapestry. Anodized aluminum wire, cotton threads, and
fabric
fabric
19 x 17 in
48.3 x 43.2 cm
48.3 x 43.2 cm
As a young artist in her 20s, Jimenez Underwood stumbled upon a United Farm Workers picket line, first witnessing the UFW flag of a black eagle on a red background....
As a young artist in her 20s, Jimenez Underwood stumbled upon a United Farm Workers picket line, first witnessing the UFW flag of a black eagle on a red background. As a former farmworker, she resonated with the cause and “saw the power of the eagle.”- Maximilíano Durón, “Consuelo Jimenez Underwood Weaves Her Way Through the Complexities of the US-Mexico Border.” Art In America (2025).
"Eagle in Hiding" fashions a grid of multicolored squares, camouflaging three squares of the same thread meant to resemble an eagle in flight. This eagle shares a visual language with the similarly geometric eagle depicted in the UFW flag, meant to symbolize the “Aztec Eagle.” Amid the vibrant hues adopted in this weaving, Jimenez Underwood's dark eagle recalls the political motivations that have continued to inform her work.
"Eagle in Hiding" fashions a grid of multicolored squares, camouflaging three squares of the same thread meant to resemble an eagle in flight. This eagle shares a visual language with the similarly geometric eagle depicted in the UFW flag, meant to symbolize the “Aztec Eagle.” Amid the vibrant hues adopted in this weaving, Jimenez Underwood's dark eagle recalls the political motivations that have continued to inform her work.
