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KalyAni

KalyAni

Artist/Maker (American, born in Cuba, 1946)
Date1989
MediumPaper, dried leaves and flowers with graphite and felt-tip pen on marbled paper
DimensionsOverall: 24 1/4 × 20 in. (61.6 × 50.8 cm)
Frame: 29 × 23 × 2 1/4 in. (73.7 × 58.4 × 5.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cristina Delgado (OC 1980) and Stephen F. Olsen (OC 1979)
Object number1997.37.3
Status
Not on view
Copyright© Raquelín MendietaMore Information
Like her sister Ana, Raquelín Mendieta also worked in exile from her native Cuba and explored female imagery in her art. The title of this work, KalyAni, is a name associated with the Hindu goddess Parvati, a consort of Shiva. Known as the goddess of power, Parvati is thought to give life energy (Shakti) to all living things. This role as generator of life is suggested by Mendieta’s inclusion of actual dried leaves and flowers on the collaged surface of the work
Exhibition History
Acquisitions in Contemporary Art
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 25, 2001 - January 13, 2002 )
Latin American and Latino Art at the Allen
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 2, 2014 - June 28, 2015 )
Handle with Care: Embracing Fragility
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 4, 2018 - July 15, 2018 )
Bakunin's Barricade: Ahmet Öğüt
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (July 16, 2022 - December 23, 2022 )
Collections
  • Modern & Contemporary
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