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Series Title: Lima la de Ayer, La de Mañana

Pedro Gamoza

1991

Roberto Huarcaya

(Peruvian, b. 1959)
Culture
Peru, 20th century
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Overall: 60 x 50 cm (23 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jorge and Martha Schneider 2019.142
Copyright
© Roberto Huarcaya
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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This occupational portrait shows the subject amid the objects with which he makes his living.

Description

Chupete, as his friends call him, came to Lima on vacation and stayed. He sells chocolates on the street and has six children, all boys who look like him. The artist wanted workers like Gamoza, who serve the tourists and wealthy Lima residents of the upscale Miraflores area, to be seen as individuals, so he handwrote their life stories around their portraits.
A vertically oriented black-and-white photograph depicts a man with medium skin tone standing beside a tricycle cart with a "DANAFRIA" cooler. He smiles at us with hands on his hips, wearing a light cap, white t-shirt, and dark trousers. Handwritten cursive script borders the central image on all four sides. The subject is set against a mottled backdrop and framed by a wide white margin.

Pedro Gamoza

1991

Roberto Huarcaya

(Peruvian, b. 1959)
Peru, 20th century

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