Sun Mad (ofrenda dedicated to the artist's father, a farm worker from the San Joaquin Valley, CA)
Creator
Ester Hernández
Date
1989
Medium
multi-component installation (list all)
Dimensions
variable (2012/23/202112/23/202112/23/202112/23/202114 NMMA installation including wall and platform dimensions are 144" (top to bottom) x 151" (from left to right across widest part of platform) x 138" (front to back of platform across widest part of platform)
2014.101 A: 84 1/2" x 60 1/2"
2014.101 B 1: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 2: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 3: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 4: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 5: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 6: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 7: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 8: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 B 9: 83 1/2" x 6" x 1/4"
2014.101 C 1 - top frame component:1 3/8" x 60 6/8" x 5 1/2"
2014.101 C 2 - right frame component: 83 1/2" x 3/4" x 5 3/4"
2014.101 C 3 - bottom frame component:1 3/8" x 60 3/4" x 5"
2014.101 C 4 - left frame component: 83 1/2" x 3/4" x 5 3/4"
2014.101 D- straw hat: 5" x 13 1/2" x 15"
2014.101 E - antique metal grape-picking pan: 6" x 20" x 20"
2014.101 F - antique metal lunch pail: 9" x 10 1/2" x 5"
2014.101 G - thermos: 7 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 3 1/2"
2014.101 H- cotton dishcloth: 34" x 18"
2014.101 I - transistor radio: 9 3/4" x 3 3/4" x 1 1/4"
2014.101 J- antique water canteen: 15" x 8" x 3 1/2"
2014.101 K 1- left glove: 10" x 5" x 1 3/4"
2014.101 K 2 - right glove: 9 3/4" x 7" x 3/4"
2014.101 L 1 - tall glass Virgen de Guadalupe votive candle - 8" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
2014.101 L 2 - 8" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
2014.101 L 3- 8" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
2014.101 L 4- 8" x 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
2014.101 M 1 - bunch of artificial grapes: 7 3/4" x 5" x 3"
2014.101 M 2 - bunch of artificial grapes: 8" x 4" x 3"
2014.101 M 3 - bunch of artificial grapes: 8" x 4" x 3"
2014.101 M 4 - bunch of artificial grapes:8" x 5" x 2"
2014.101 M 5 - bunch of artificial grapes: 8" x 5 1/2" x 3"
2014.101 M 6 - bunch of artificial grapes: 8" x 5" x 3"
2014.101 M 7 - bunch of artificial grapes: 7 3/4" x 4" x 4"
2014.101 M 8 - bunch of artificial grapes: 8" x 4" x 4"
2014.101 M 9 - bunch of artificial grapes: 9" x 5" x 4"
2014.101 N - 1 Mexican smooth black rock 1 1/2" x 3" x 3 1/2"
2014.101 N - 2 Mexican smooth black rock: 2" x 4" x 2"
2014.101 N - 3 Mexican smooth black rock: 1 3/4" x 3" x 2 3/4"
2014.101 N - 4 Mexican smooth black rock: 1 6/8" x 4" x 3 3/4"
2014.101 N - 5 Mexican smooth black rock: 1 1/4" x 4" x 2"
2014.101 N - 6 Mexican smooth black rock: 2" x 5" x 3"
2014.101 N - 7 Mexican smooth black rock: 1 1/2" x 3" x 3"
2014.101 N - 8 Mexican smooth black rock:
3 1/2" x 5" x 3"
2014.101 O - ninety-three artificial silk marigolds
Credit Line
NMMA Permanent Collection, 2014.101, Gift of the artist in memory of Luz and Simon Hernández
