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{{Short description|Sculpture by Luis Jiménez}}
[[File:San Diego, 2016 - 343.jpg|thumb|right|Plaque for the San Diego sculpture]]
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'''''Border Crossing/Cruzando el Rio Bravo''''', or '''''Border Crossing (Cruzando el Rio Bravo)''''',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/03/06/a-new-mile-high-icon/|title=A new mile-high icon|date=2008-03-06|work=The Denver Post|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref> is a sculpture by [[Luis Jiménez (sculptor)|Luis Jiménez]]. It depicts a Mexican man carrying his wife and their baby on his shoulders as they cross the [[Rio Grande]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1992-04-28/entertainment/ca-927_1_luis-jimenez|title=Chicano Artist Alters Stereotypes: Art: Luis Jimenez brings a human dimension to undocumented workers and lowriders. Some of his work is showing in Venice.|last=SNOW|first=SHAUNA|date=1992-04-28|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref name=SD>http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/visual-arts/sdut-san-diego-museum-of-art-open-air-2016mar12-htmlstory.html</ref>
'''''Border Crossing/Cruzando el Rio Bravo''''', or '''''Border Crossing (Cruzando el Rio Bravo)''''',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/03/06/a-new-mile-high-icon/|title=A new mile-high icon|date=2008-03-06|work=The Denver Post|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135904/https://www.denverpost.com/2008/03/06/a-new-mile-high-icon/|url-status=live}}</ref> is a sculpture by [[Luis Jiménez (sculptor)|Luis Jiménez]]. It depicts a Mexican man carrying his wife and their baby on his shoulders as they cross the [[Rio Grande]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-28-ca-927-story.html|title=Chicano Artist Alters Stereotypes: Art: Luis Jimenez brings a human dimension to undocumented workers and lowriders. Some of his work is showing in Venice.|last=SNOW|first=SHAUNA|date=1992-04-28|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035|archive-date=2023-10-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002213614/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-28-ca-927-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SD">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/visual-arts/sdut-san-diego-museum-of-art-open-air-2016mar12-htmlstory.html|title=At SDMA, a move from the vault to the open air|last=Gaugh|first=Catherine|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202002229/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/visual-arts/sdut-san-diego-museum-of-art-open-air-2016mar12-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


One fiberglass copy, completed in 1989, was purchased by the [[Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego]] and [[San Diego Museum of Art]] and installed in the [[May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden]].<ref name=SD/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collection.mcasd.org/objects/5166/border-crossingcruzando-el-rio-bravo;jsessionid=FD0C8A936C166D632FC5E7F73E3A4CAD?ctx=6d2b0dde-7ae4-438a-bd22-0255a0cd00c9&idx=5|title=Border Crossing/Cruzando El Rio Bravo – Works – eMuseum|website=collection.mcasd.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> Others are part of the collections of the [[Blanton Museum of Art]] (Austin, Texas),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2921|title=Cruzando El Rio Bravo [Border Crossing] · Blanton Museum of Art Collections|website=utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/14287?returnUrl=/art/search?classification=Sculpture%7CPainting&display=list&artist=Luis+Jim%C3%A9nez|title=Border Crossing (Cruzando el Rio Bravo)|publisher=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]]|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> and the [[New Mexico Museum of Art]] (Santa Fe, New Mexico).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/art/border-crossing2.html|title=New Mexico Tells New Mexico History {{!}} Border Crossing|website=online.nmartmuseum.org|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> Another is installed at [[Iowa State University]] in [[Ames, Iowa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publicartarchive.org/work/cruzando-el-rio-bravo|title=Cruzando El Rio Bravo {{!}} Public Art Archive|website=www.publicartarchive.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>
One fiberglass copy, completed in 1989, was purchased by the [[Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego]] and [[the San Diego Museum of Art]] and installed in the [[May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden]].<ref name=SD/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collection.mcasd.org/objects/5166/border-crossingcruzando-el-rio-bravo;jsessionid=FD0C8A936C166D632FC5E7F73E3A4CAD?ctx=6d2b0dde-7ae4-438a-bd22-0255a0cd00c9&idx=5|title=Border Crossing/Cruzando El Rio Bravo – Works – eMuseum|website=collection.mcasd.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135633/http://collection.mcasd.org/objects/5166/border-crossingcruzando-el-rio-bravo;jsessionid=FD0C8A936C166D632FC5E7F73E3A4CAD?ctx=6d2b0dde-7ae4-438a-bd22-0255a0cd00c9&idx=5|url-status=live}}</ref> Others are part of the collections of the [[Blanton Museum of Art]] (Austin, Texas),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2921|title=Cruzando El Rio Bravo [Border Crossing] · Blanton Museum of Art Collections|website=utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2018-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928171500/http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2921|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/14287?returnUrl=%2Fart%2Fsearch%3Fclassification%3DSculpture%7CPainting&display=list&artist=Luis+Jim%C3%A9nez|title=Border Crossing (Cruzando el Rio Bravo)|publisher=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Houston]]|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424135557/https://www.mfah.org/art/detail/14287?returnUrl=%2Fart%2Fsearch%3Fclassification%3DSculpture%7CPainting&display=list&artist=Luis+Jim%C3%A9nez|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[New Mexico Museum of Art]] (Santa Fe, New Mexico).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/art/border-crossing2.html|title=New Mexico Tells New Mexico History {{!}} Border Crossing|website=online.nmartmuseum.org|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202341/http://online.nmartmuseum.org/nmhistory/art/border-crossing2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two others are installed at [[Iowa State University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.museums.iastate.edu/about/blog/2020/06/05/a-favorite-stop-on-an-art-on-campus-tour|title=Iowa State University|access-date=2020-06-08|archive-date=2020-06-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608161305/https://www.museums.iastate.edu/about/blog/2020/06/05/a-favorite-stop-on-an-art-on-campus-tour|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Ames, Iowa]], and [[The University of Texas at San Antonio]].{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Visual arts}}
{{Portal|California|Visual arts}}
* [[1989 in art]]
* [[1989 in art]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:09, 22 December 2024

Plaque for the San Diego sculpture

Border Crossing/Cruzando el Rio Bravo, or Border Crossing (Cruzando el Rio Bravo),[1] is a sculpture by Luis Jiménez. It depicts a Mexican man carrying his wife and their baby on his shoulders as they cross the Rio Grande.[2][3]

One fiberglass copy, completed in 1989, was purchased by the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego and the San Diego Museum of Art and installed in the May S. Marcy Sculpture Garden.[3][4] Others are part of the collections of the Blanton Museum of Art (Austin, Texas),[5] the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,[6] and the New Mexico Museum of Art (Santa Fe, New Mexico).[7] Two others are installed at Iowa State University[8] in Ames, Iowa, and The University of Texas at San Antonio.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "A new mile-high icon". The Denver Post. 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ^ SNOW, SHAUNA (1992-04-28). "Chicano Artist Alters Stereotypes: Art: Luis Jimenez brings a human dimension to undocumented workers and lowriders. Some of his work is showing in Venice". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Archived from the original on 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ^ a b Gaugh, Catherine. "At SDMA, a move from the vault to the open air". sandiegouniontribune.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  4. ^ "Border Crossing/Cruzando El Rio Bravo – Works – eMuseum". collection.mcasd.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  5. ^ "Cruzando El Rio Bravo [Border Crossing] · Blanton Museum of Art Collections". utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  6. ^ "Border Crossing (Cruzando el Rio Bravo)". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  7. ^ "New Mexico Tells New Mexico History | Border Crossing". online.nmartmuseum.org. Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. ^ "Iowa State University". Archived from the original on 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-08.