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Virgen de Mickey, Blue
1media/Screenshot 2021-04-13 161113_thumb.jpg2021-04-13T23:26:44+00:00Jessica Bocinskia602570e86f7a6936e40ab07e0fddca6eccf4e9b271Tom Kiefer, Virgen de Mickey, Blue, archival pigment ink print, 2017. Purchased with funds from the Escalette Endowmentplain2021-04-13T23:26:44+00:00Jessica Bocinskia602570e86f7a6936e40ab07e0fddca6eccf4e9b
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1media/Screenshot 2021-04-13 161113.jpgmedia/Screenshot 2021-04-13 161113.jpg2021-04-20T23:19:42+00:00Virgen de Mickey, Blue6plain2021-04-27T22:43:41+00:00 TOM KIEFER’S VIRGEN DE MICKEY, BLUE (2017) is part of El Sueño Americano(The American Dream), a series that uses objects confiscated from migrants at an Arizona Border Patrol facility where he worked as a part-time janitor. This photograph shows a child’s red Mickey Mouse zip-up sweatshirt, covered in dirt and paired against a contrasting, bright blue background. The title references the Catholic Virgen de Guadalupe, a popular saint in Mexican culture who protects and watches over her followers. The positioning of the sweatshirt, especially its draped hood, recalls images of the holy Virgin.