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Dormido

1975

Joey Terrill

(Mexican American, b. 1955)
Culture
Mexico
Medium
color screenprint
Measurements
Sheet: 48.3 x 67.3 cm (19 x 26 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stephen Dull 2025.263
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
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Dormido was one of three works that Joey Terrill created for the important exhibition “Escandalosas!” There, he not only gained broader attention for his work but also connected with fellow artist Teddy Sandoval, who became his close and frequent collaborator.

Description

Joey Terrill is a Chicano artist living and working in Los Angeles. He became known in the 1970s for work that addressed both the politics of his Mexican heritage and his identity as a gay man during the years of the gay liberation movement. Terrill embraced a graphic style inspired by comics and popular imagery, as well as the art of fellow Angeleno Corita Kent, who likewise worked in screenprinting and was influenced by graphic design and poster art. Here, he depicted two men embracing, one with a black mustache and the other blond, suggesting the machismo that the artist saw as defining Chicano culture—a prevailing theme in his work.
A horizontally oriented color screenprint depicts two men with medium-light skin tones lying down. The man on the left has dark brown hair featuring "Dormido" in white cursive and wears a blue shirt. The man on the right, in the foreground, wears a white shirt and brown pants with arms bent over his chest. The composition consists of flat planes of blue, tan, and white against a pale yellow background.

Dormido

1975

Joey Terrill

(Mexican American, b. 1955)
Mexico

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