Mariano Rodríguez
The Painted Cock (El gallo pintado)1941

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Artist or Maker: Mariano Rodríguez
Cuba, 1912-1990
Title: The Painted Cock (El gallo pintado)
Date Made: 1941
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 3/4 × 21 in. (65.41 × 53.34 cm) Frame: 27 × 22 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (68.58 × 57.15 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert and Mary M. Looker
Accession Number: M.2016.128.3
Classification: Paintings
Collecting Area: Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes: Avant-garde Cuban artist Mariano Rodríguez (known as Mariano) created many paintings of roosters throughout his career. Connected to traditions of rural guajiro farming communities and the Afro-Cuban religion Santería, the rooster is an iconic image of Cuban pride and masculinity. This painting features a single majestic rooster, with his feathers painted in the colors of the Cuban flag: red, white, and blue.

Ilona Katzew, 2017
Selected Bibliography: Gifts from Mary and Robert Looker, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 2017. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017.
Copyright: © Mariano Rodriguez Estate

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Not on view

Artist or Maker: Mariano Rodríguez
Cuba, 1912-1990
Title: The Painted Cock (El gallo pintado)
Date Made: 1941
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25 3/4 × 21 in. (65.41 × 53.34 cm) Frame: 27 × 22 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (68.58 × 57.15 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Robert and Mary M. Looker
Accession Number: M.2016.128.3
Classification: Paintings
Collecting Area: Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes: Avant-garde Cuban artist Mariano Rodríguez (known as Mariano) created many paintings of roosters throughout his career. Connected to traditions of rural guajiro farming communities and the Afro-Cuban religion Santería, the rooster is an iconic image of Cuban pride and masculinity. This painting features a single majestic rooster, with his feathers painted in the colors of the Cuban flag: red, white, and blue.

Ilona Katzew, 2017
Selected Bibliography: Gifts from Mary and Robert Looker, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 2017. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2017.