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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
The Jean Seller
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

The Jean Seller

Artist (born 1951)
Date1989
MediumPastel on paper
Dimensions42 x 18 1/2 in. (106.7 x 47 cm)
ClassificationsDrawing
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.29
Signedl.l.: John Valadez 89
Accession number 2010.29
On View
Not on view
Provenance(Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA); to Sandy Besser [1936-2011], Santa Fe, NM, 2002; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2010
Label TextThis painting was created at the height of the 1980s designer denim craze when Jordache, Calvin Klein, and Guess promoted jeans as high-style, costly purchases. Valadez is known for his realistic depictions of everyday people on the streets of Los Angeles. The artist worked in a sweatshop when he was young and many of his images have incorporated fashion-related imagery including zoot suits, clothing merchants, and shoppers.

Esta pintura fue creada en pleno auge de la moda de la mezclilla de diseñador en los 80, cuando Jordache, Calvin Klein y Guess promovían los jeans como artículos costosos y de alto nivel. Valadez es conocido por sus representaciones realistas de gente común en las calles de Los Ángeles. El artista trabajó en un taller clandestino cuando era joven, y muchas de sus imágenes han incorporado elementos de la moda, como los trajes al estilo zoot (pachucos), comerciantes de ropa y clientes.
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