Object Details
- Artist
- Chuck Ramirez, born San Antonio, TX 1962-died San Antonio, TX 2010
- Exhibition Label
- Wilting flowers, glistening aluminum foil holding half-eaten breakfast tacos, cups of coffee, and two local and national beer standards – Lone Star (the “national” beer of Texas) and Miller Lite – all populate Ramirez’s contemporary still life. Ramirez magnified the stuff of everyday life to reveal the history often embedded in popular icons. The Lone Star flag transitioned from national flag (of the Republic of Texas) to beloved state symbol. Miller Beer’s German roots are now little known, yet Mexican-derived foods like tacos are marketed as coming from across the border, despite being staples of the American diet.
- Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art, 2013
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
- Copyright
- © 2003, Estate of Charles Ramirez
- 2003, printed 2012
- Object number
- 2013.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Photography-Photoprint
- Medium
- inkjet print
- Dimensions
- sheet and image: 48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Graphic Arts
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Still life\furniture\table
- Still life\foodstuff\taco
- Record ID
- saam_2013.14
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f8ac8843-01f1-4016-8b6b-b2f98e68fa41
