Thursday, 21 November 2024
Textile
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'Nuestra carnicería / Our Butcher's', by E.M. Villa Lautaro workshop. (Photo: Martin Melaugh)
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| Title of Textile: | Nuestra carnicería / Our Butcher's |
| Maker: | E.M. Villa Lautaro workshop |
| Country of Origin: | Chile |
| Year Produced: | 1978c |
| Size (cm): | 67cm (w) x 62cm (l) |
| Materials: | Scraps of material hand sewn onto burlap |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | In this piece, crafted during the dictatorship, pride is expressed in the title of "Our" Butcher's, an institution firmly rooted in the community. It highlights how the indignity of war and a repressive regime can be counteracted, in some small way, by a sense of ownership and belonging. This arpillera, acquired by Marjorie Agosin was donated to Roberta Bacic and is now part of the Conflict Textiles collection |
| Owner: | Conflict Textiles collection. Donation from Marjorie Agosín |
| Location: | Conflict Textiles store |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Martin Melaugh |
| Provenance: | Donation from Marjorie Agosín, Chile/USA (2012) (HM0724) |
| Textile exhibited at: |
The Politics of Chilean Arpilleras, 8/02/2008 - 19/04/2008
Chilean Arpilleras , 11/09/2008 - 11/10/2008
The Politics of Chilean Arpilleras, 23/09/2008 - 23/09/2008
Arpilleras habitades de memòria, 14/01/2010 - 26/02/2010
'Arpilleras Aus Chile' -Eine Retrospektive, 6/05/2010 - 28/05/2010
Chilean Arpilleras of Yesterday and Today: Textile Ambassadors, 16/09/2010 - 16/09/2010
Stitching Peace: An exhibition of Arpilleras and Quilts, 16/02/2011 - 18/03/2011
Stitching Peace: An exhibition of arpilleras and quilts, 17/05/2011 - 25/05/2011
I Fòrum de Arpilleres de Catalunya, 26/10/2011 - 31/10/2011
Arpilleras Poéticas y recital del poeta chileno Jaime Huenún, 10/11/2012 - 15/12/2012
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