Title
Honky Tonk
Creator
Description
Luis Jiménez, Honky Tonk, 1981, color lithograph with glitter on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Joshua C. Taylor, 1982.29, © 1981, Luis Jiménez
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Type
Graphic Arts
Contributor
Annotation
This print demonstrates an active scene of people dancing at a dancehall in the Southwest, many of whom are very engaged and intimate with their dance partners. The lithograph’s artist primarily uses the colors red, yellow, and different shades of blue. It captures country dance, a style in which partners are either intimate and extremely close or further apart for the fast-paced moves. There is also a lonely man at the edge of the image who is not dancing with anyone in particular.
Jimenez expressed America in the Southwest in a strong and vibrant way with his art. He is known for his electric depictions of life in the borderlands. The print was made after the artist’s divorce, and the isolated man at the edge of the image is suggestive of the artist’s loneliness. (Author: Alyssa Barnes)
Jimenez expressed America in the Southwest in a strong and vibrant way with his art. He is known for his electric depictions of life in the borderlands. The print was made after the artist’s divorce, and the isolated man at the edge of the image is suggestive of the artist’s loneliness. (Author: Alyssa Barnes)
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