About Ana Mendieta
Cuban · 1948–1985 · Feminist Art
Cuban[1]-born performance and earth artist whose Silueta series traced her body in the landscape across some 200 works made between 1973[1] and 1980.
Read full biography →Ana Mendieta's works are held in 3 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art.
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3 museums
Also in United StatesNational Gallery of Art (10)Metropolitan Museum of Art (5)Museum of Modern Art (1)
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Ana Mendieta?
Ana Mendieta was a Cuban[1]-American artist who arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1960[1]. She created earth and body works, tracing her silhouette in the earth using materials such as fire, flowers, mud, and smoke. Her husband, Carl Andre, was accused of homicide in relation to her death in 1985[1], but he was acquitted.What is Ana Mendieta known for?
Ana Mendieta is known for her Silueta series, approximately two hundred earth and body works made between 1973[1] and 1980. In these works, she traced her silhouette in the earth using fire, flowers, mud, and smoke. Her work is also associated with feminist art, Afro-Caribbean spiritual practice, land art, and body performance.What was Ana Mendieta's art style?
Her art style resists easy categorisation, but it operates where feminist art, Afro-Caribbean spiritual practice, land art, and body performance converge. The Silueta series involved staging her cloaked body in nature to negotiate spiritual and political aims.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Ana Mendieta's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Ana Mendieta Used for: biography.
- [2] book Pollock, Griselda (editor);Sauron, Victoria Turvey (editor), The Sacred and the Feminine_ Imagination and Sexual Difference (New Encounters_ Arts, Cultures, Concepts) Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [3] book Pollock, Griselda (editor);Sauron, Victoria Turvey (editor), The Sacred and the Feminine_ Imagination and Sexual Difference (New Encounters_ Arts, Cultures, Concepts)_1 Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [4] book Charlene Spretnak (auth.), The Spiritual Dynamic in Modern Art _ Art History Reconsidered, 1800 to the Present Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
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