Saying goodbye is always hard–these works have served as inspiration for countless drawings, activities, and conversations. However, we are happy to welcome a collection of nine retablos and exvotos (devotional paintings that serve as offerings of gratitude), as well as another lithograph by Luis Jimenez from the Progress Suite series.
Retablo Dedicated by Rosendo Gonzalez, Latin American, January 1, 1907, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Retablo Dedicated by Guadalupe Cortes de Juarez, Latin American, November 22, 1914, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Retablo Dedicated for Senorita Anita de Hernandez, Latin American, January 6, 1939, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Retablo, Latin American, n.d., Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr.
Retablo Dedicated by Eranista N., Latin American, 20th century, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Retablo Dedicated by Nicolaz Morales, Latin American, October 7, 1886, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Retablo Dedicated by Aurelia Tovar de Perez, Latin American, July 10, 1913, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Retablo Dedicated by Ignacio Diaz de Leon, Latin American, June 20, 1911, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marcus Foundation
Stop by the Center for Creative Connections this winter to see these newly installed works of art and participate in some fun new activities related to each.
This summer, visitors to the Center for Creative Connections have participated in a communal drawing activity called Community at LARGE. Individual visitors enlarged one small portion of Progress Suiteby Luis Jimenez and added their drawing to a large gridded wall, so that collectively they have created an enlarged reproduction of the original lithograph. Initially, it was exciting to watch as the blank wall slowly filled up with drawings and the image became recognizable. But now that each square has been drawn, the fun part has been watching as the drawing changes from day-to-day with the addition of new visitor contributions.
Here are a few short flipagrams of the evolution of my favorite squares.
Stop by the Center for Creative Connections during your next visit to the Dallas Museum of Art to make your own contribution to our communal drawing. Look for more photos of this project on Instagram and Twitter with #DMAlivingdrawing.
