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Artworks
César A. Martínez American, b. 1944
La Chata, 2019Graphite on Stonehenge paper15 x 11"
38.1 x 27.9 cmGrowing up in Laredo, Pachucos (zoot-suiter types), batos (guys, “dudes”), and rucas (girls) were part of the artist's everyday life. The title of the drawing, La Chata, is a term...Growing up in Laredo, Pachucos (zoot-suiter types), batos (guys, “dudes”), and rucas (girls) were part of the artist's everyday life. The title of the drawing, La Chata, is a term used as an affectionate nickname in Latin America. In devising the composition, Martínez will often take one person's nose or mouth and combine it with someone else's face, creating fictitious portraits with a number of different hybrid features.
Signed lower left, dated lower right.