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Enrique Chagoya
Uprising of the Spirit (Elevación del espíritu)1994

Not on view
Mixed-media composition combining a comic-book Superman in flight, a black-and-white Renaissance-style engraving, and a vividly colored Mesoamerican warrior figure holding a feathered shield
Artist or Maker
Enrique Chagoya
Mexico, active United States, born 1953
Title
Uprising of the Spirit (Elevación del espíritu)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1994
Medium
Acrylic and oil on paper
Dimensions
48 × 72 in. (121.92 × 182.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann and Aaron Nisenson in memory of Michael Nisenson
Accession Number
AC1995.183.9
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Leibsohn, Dana. "Seeing in Situ: The Mapa de Cuauhinchan No. 2." In Cave, City and Eagle's Nest: An Interpretive Journey through the Mapa de Cuauhtinchan No. 2, edited by Davíd Carrasco and Scott Sessions, 389-425. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2007.