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W21 Anderson - AMCULT 311 / ENGLISH 319 / LATINOAM 311 - Literature of the Undocumented

Art of immigration

A mixed media assemblage consisting of welding goggles, rusted metal, a padlock, and two rusted bells hanging from a chain mounted on a wooden board with screws. The position of the objects, with goggles at the top, makes the assemblage look vaguely face-like.
  
George Vargas
Michigan Worker
welding goggles, metal, hanging bells, rusty bottle cap, pulleys, chains, and padlock mounted on plywood
20 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 9/16 in (53.02 cm x 26.35 cm x 6.51 cm);20 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 9/16 in (53.02 cm x 26.35 cm x 6.51 cm)
Gift of the artist

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David Chun
Chinese Shrimp Camp
lithograph on paper
9 ¾ in x 14 ⅛ in (24.77 cm x 35.88 cm)
Allocated by the U.S. Government Commissioned through the New Deal art projects




Photographic Narratives of US Immigration: comparison

A black and white image of three children and four adults with suitcases greeting two other adults with a white fence in the foreground.
  
Richard Swanson
Estonian Refugees
gelatin silver print on paper
8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)
Gift of Mark Swanson

A black and white photograph of a woman leaning over a child, who lies on its back and drinks from a white bottle.
  
Peter Turnley
San Joaquin Valley, California, USA, 1975
archival pigment print on paper
13 ½ in x 20 in (34.29 cm x 50.8 cm);20 in x 24 in (50.8 cm x 60.96 cm)
Gift of Kathleen Lauster and Jarir Derouach




Conceptualizing the tensions of US identity and immigration

  
Doug Webb
Liberty Renewed
serigraph on paper
28 13/16 in. x 37 in. ( 73.2 cm x 94 cm )
Gift of Jack A. and Noreen Rounick

Image of a book lying open to a page featuring a photo of the American flag hanging from a building. A newsclipping featuring a photo of children behind a barricade and an adult holding an American flag lies on the book across the open page.  
  
Joanne Leonard
Flags
inkjet print on paper
24 in x 36 in (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm)
Gift of the artist

Image of a book lying open to a page featuring an image of tally marks on a wall. A newsclipping featuring a photo of bags on shelves lies on the book across the open page.  
  
Joanne Leonard
Tallies
inkjet print on paper
24 in x 36 in (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm);20 1/2 in x 31 in (52.07 cm x 78.74 cm)
Gift of the artist




Ironic interventions from the margins

  
Gordon Parks
American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
photograph on paper
10 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (27.31 x 29.21 cm);7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (19.68 x 29.21 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019

  
Elliott Erwitt
People and Statues on Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, from "Recent Developments"
gelatin silver print on paper
14 in. x 11 in. ( 35.5 cm x 27.9 cm )
Gift of Lawrence and Carol Zicklin


A mixed media assemblage consisting of welding goggles, rusted metal, a padlock, and two rusted bells hanging from a chain mounted on a wooden board with screws. The position of the objects, with goggles at the top, makes the assemblage look vaguely face-like.
George Vargas
Michigan Worker
welding goggles, metal, hanging bells, rusty bottle cap, pulleys, chains, and padlock mounted on plywood
20 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 9/16 in (53.02 cm x 26.35 cm x 6.51 cm);20 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 9/16 in (53.02 cm x 26.35 cm x 6.51 cm)
Gift of the artist
View Object Record
;
David Chun
Chinese Shrimp Camp
lithograph on paper
9 ¾ in x 14 ⅛ in (24.77 cm x 35.88 cm)
Allocated by the U.S. Government Commissioned through the New Deal art projects
View Object Record
Doug Webb
Liberty Renewed
serigraph on paper
28 13/16 in. x 37 in. ( 73.2 cm x 94 cm )
Gift of Jack A. and Noreen Rounick
View Object Record
Image of a book lying open to a page featuring a photo of the American flag hanging from a building. A newsclipping featuring a photo of children behind a barricade and an adult holding an American flag lies on the book across the open page.  
Joanne Leonard
Flags
inkjet print on paper
24 in x 36 in (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm)
Gift of the artist
View Object Record
Image of a book lying open to a page featuring an image of tally marks on a wall. A newsclipping featuring a photo of bags on shelves lies on the book across the open page.  
Joanne Leonard
Tallies
inkjet print on paper
24 in x 36 in (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm);20 1/2 in x 31 in (52.07 cm x 78.74 cm)
Gift of the artist
View Object Record
Elliott Erwitt
People and Statues on Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, from "Recent Developments"
gelatin silver print on paper
14 in. x 11 in. ( 35.5 cm x 27.9 cm )
Gift of Lawrence and Carol Zicklin
View Object Record
A black and white image of three children and four adults with suitcases greeting two other adults with a white fence in the foreground.
Richard Swanson
Estonian Refugees
gelatin silver print on paper
8 in x 10 in (20.32 cm x 25.4 cm)
Gift of Mark Swanson
View Object Record
A black and white photograph of a woman leaning over a child, who lies on its back and drinks from a white bottle.
Peter Turnley
San Joaquin Valley, California, USA, 1975
archival pigment print on paper
13 ½ in x 20 in (34.29 cm x 50.8 cm);20 in x 24 in (50.8 cm x 60.96 cm)
Gift of Kathleen Lauster and Jarir Derouach
View Object Record
Gordon Parks
American Gothic, Washington, D.C.
photograph on paper
10 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (27.31 x 29.21 cm);7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (19.68 x 29.21 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the University of Michigan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Director's Acquisition Committee, 2019
View Object Record

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