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Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: December 12, 2017
Caption: Corazón de Luis
Additional Description: “This ceramic heart is integral to Gaspar Enrequez's portrayal of his friend Luis Jimenez. Forming a diptych, the acrylic airbrushed likeness Luis Jimenez and El Corazón de Luis (The Heart of Luis), are meant to be shown together. At the center of the heart, one can see an image of Jimenez's iconic Vaquero.

The raised lines on the heart's surface occurred by accident, specifically from wet paint reacting to heat. Upon recognizing the similarities between the lines and the veins of a heart, the artist embraced this chance event as part of the process. (Enriquez recently made this heart to replace the original one, which was damaged.” -- National Portrait Gallery
Submitted: February 2, 2019, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p462879
File Size: 1.886 Megabytes

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