Codex #2 Delilah : Six Deer : a journey from Mexicatl to Chicana
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Title
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Codex #2 Delilah : Six Deer : a journey from Mexicatl to Chicana
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Medium
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acrylic on amate paper with mixed media
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Dimensions
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20 x 80 x 13 3/4 in.
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Note
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Commissioned for the 1992 exhibition "The Chicano Codices: Encoutering Art of the Americas," curated by Marcos Sanchez-Tranquilino at The Mexican Museum, San Francisco, which then traveled to other venues.
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Montoya produced a limited-edition artist book in 1995 based on the original piece and titled "Codex #2 Delilah: Six Deer: A Journey from Mechica to Chicana."
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Included in the exhibition "Traitor, Survivor, Icon: The Legacy of La Malinche" at the Denver Art Museum in 2022. The show also traveled to Albuquerque and San Antonio.
