Chichicastenango

Gay Burke

1989

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Two-sided painting, text on one side, Churd and Flag on other.
Large, vertical, rectangular wall hanging depicting a pre-Columbian ceremonial figure that fills most of the hanging constructed of cream-colored mohair, the figure is stitched atop an abstract array of brown and black plaid alpaca, with overlays of houndstooth and crosshatch linen textiles.
Polychrome (black and blue) in abstract form applied to center of paper
Malcolm X holds a rifle and looks out a curtained window; a piece of glass with the top of a heart shape is placed on the silkscreened image around his head; smudging overall.