{"id":24034,"date":"2021-11-10T09:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T16:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/?p=24034"},"modified":"2021-12-10T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T23:36:43","slug":"artist-spotlight-alfred-j-quiroz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/artist-spotlight-alfred-j-quiroz\/","title":{"rendered":"Artista destacado: Alfred J. Quiroz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-29tkc5r-13cfa4b030024f57bd56940d1606158c main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-24034'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh12snuy-fe017a6e03931fb638512dac21ec2efa\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kh12snuy-fe017a6e03931fb638512dac21ec2efa{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kh12snuy-fe017a6e03931fb638512dac21ec2efa .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kh12snuy-fe017a6e03931fb638512dac21ec2efa 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Quiroz<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1aj7r6o-7e69b3ffdaf83da0ce9e4c5ca2a93637\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-1aj7r6o-7e69b3ffdaf83da0ce9e4c5ca2a93637{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-1aj7r6o-7e69b3ffdaf83da0ce9e4c5ca2a93637 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-1aj7r6o-7e69b3ffdaf83da0ce9e4c5ca2a93637 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr  av-metadata-container-1'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-published\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-published-date\" >noviembre 10, 2021<\/span><\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-separator\"> | <\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/category\/explore-artworks\/\" >Explorar obras de arte<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kgttjgds-3af2862865e26c413068cf56d796f3ad\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kgttjgds-3af2862865e26c413068cf56d796f3ad{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kgttjgds-3af2862865e26c413068cf56d796f3ad hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_post_metadata  el_before_av_image'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kgtqxbd1-ab3fc88caaa8fb3a6bf925d029bf352f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kgtqxbd1-ab3fc88caaa8fb3a6bf925d029bf352f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kgtqxbd1-ab3fc88caaa8fb3a6bf925d029bf352f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kgtqxbd1-ab3fc88caaa8fb3a6bf925d029bf352f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24035 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24035 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-2.jpeg\" alt='' title='Quiroz 2'  height=\"655\" width=\"850\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-2.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-2-450x347.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-2-300x231.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-2-768x592.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-2-705x543.jpeg 705w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh1335ie-841125603b9d28d301e270d53f74aa06\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kh1335ie-841125603b9d28d301e270d53f74aa06 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kh1335ie-841125603b9d28d301e270d53f74aa06'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Alfred J. Quiroz, <em>El Azteca Practicando para Su futuro de Modelo para Calendarios de Tortillerias<\/em> (<em>Azteca practicando para su futuro papel como modelo de calendarios de tortiller\u00eda<\/em>), 1992, Carboncillo sobre Papel. Colecci\u00f3n del Museo de Arte de Tucson. Fondo Virginia Johnson. 1993.28<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh12zlom-1797ee6e767eed67dfa0c4a3d318ea7f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kh12zlom-1797ee6e767eed67dfa0c4a3d318ea7f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kh12zlom-1797ee6e767eed67dfa0c4a3d318ea7f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kf7g22x4-91f13eb43dd1014040ec8d7b0a7e1001'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Con el D\u00eda de los Veteranos esta semana, estamos pensando en el impacto de los veteranos en los visitantes, el personal y las colecciones de TMA. Estamos agradecidos por todo el personal militar actual y retirado cuyas acciones, tanto con uniforme como sin \u00e9l, marcan una diferencia duradera.<\/p>\n<p>Alfred J. Quiroz es un veterano que tiene una relaci\u00f3n continua y duradera tanto con TMA como con la comunidad. La colecci\u00f3n permanente del museo incluye <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmuseumofart.pastperfectonline.com\/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;search_criteria=quiroz&amp;searchButton=Search\">media docena de obras del artista<\/a>, y ha sido seleccionado varias veces para su inclusi\u00f3n en las exhibiciones de la Bienal de Arizona en TMA. Tres veces esas presentaciones bienales ganaron premios: Best of Show (1986), Juror&#039;s Recognition (1997) y Pat Mutterer Memorial Fund First Place Award (2003).<\/p>\n<p>Quiroz naci\u00f3 en 1944 en Tucson, AZ, y creci\u00f3 en el barrio de Millville (tema de algunos de los artistas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonweekly.com\/tucson\/back-to-the-source\/Content?oid=22492748\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obras mas tiernas<\/a>), a poco m\u00e1s de un kil\u00f3metro y medio de donde hoy se encuentra el museo. Despu\u00e9s de graduarse de Tucson High School en 1963, se alist\u00f3 en la Marina de los EE. UU., sirvi\u00f3 en Vietnam, complet\u00f3 el servicio activo como asistente de navegaci\u00f3n (E5) y recibi\u00f3 una baja honorable en 1967.<\/p>\n<p>Al a\u00f1o siguiente, Quiroz us\u00f3 el GI Bill para comenzar a seguir lo que se convirti\u00f3 en una carrera de por vida como artista y educador de arte. Obtuvo un BFA en pintura del Instituto de Arte de San Francisco, un MAT en educaci\u00f3n art\u00edstica de la Escuela de Dise\u00f1o de Rhode Island y un MFA en pintura de la Universidad de Arizona. Form\u00f3 parte de la facultad de la Escuela de Arte de la Universidad de Arizona durante tres d\u00e9cadas, en \u00faltima instancia, capacit\u00f3 y asesor\u00f3 a miles de otros artistas, y recibi\u00f3 el estatus de Profesor Em\u00e9rito en 2018. Su trabajo se ha exhibido ampliamente, tanto a nivel nacional como internacional, y aparece en publicaciones como <em>Arte en Am\u00e9rica<\/em>, <em>Artforum<\/em>\u00a0y <em>Semana del Arte<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-412r7du-9794167f483430c1196a48b89a3b94dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-412r7du-9794167f483430c1196a48b89a3b94dd{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-412r7du-9794167f483430c1196a48b89a3b94dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kvt306ay-fd4c50b953c36f167e93e204ea34850f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-kvt306ay-fd4c50b953c36f167e93e204ea34850f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-kvt306ay-fd4c50b953c36f167e93e204ea34850f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-kvt306ay-fd4c50b953c36f167e93e204ea34850f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24036 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24036 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz.jpeg\" alt='' title='Quiroz'  height=\"850\" width=\"628\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz.jpeg 628w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-450x609.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-222x300.jpeg 222w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Quiroz-521x705.jpeg 521w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3mc1eqq-e2671ef8a6b49505183918947fe5b301\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-3mc1eqq-e2671ef8a6b49505183918947fe5b301 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3mc1eqq-e2671ef8a6b49505183918947fe5b301'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Alfred J. Quiroz, <em>televisi\u00f3n azteca<\/em>, 2004, madera, pintura, muelles met\u00e1licos. Colecci\u00f3n del Museo de Arte de Tucson. Colecci\u00f3n Charles y Virginia Sonett. 2013.6.1<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2tif5nm-34a55fd350392e1f2d939969963d91c2\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2tif5nm-34a55fd350392e1f2d939969963d91c2{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2tif5nm-34a55fd350392e1f2d939969963d91c2 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kvt2ul86-f237b41205373b86e9b9891a0f21e663'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Quiroz crea pinturas y dibujos sat\u00edricos que examinan la injusticia en sus m\u00faltiples formas. Seg\u00fan Margaret Regan en un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonweekly.com\/tucson\/being-alfred-quiroz\/Content?oid=1074391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tucson Semanal<\/em> revisi\u00f3n<\/a> de una exposici\u00f3n individual de la obra del artista en 2003, &quot;Quiroz investiga meticulosamente la historia por sus ultrajes olvidados, sus masacres y tomas de tierra encubiertas, y las trae a la luz art\u00edstica por cortes\u00eda de colores brillantes&quot;. Arroja luz sobre los estereotipos culturales y raciales, el car\u00e1cter unilateral de los relatos hist\u00f3ricos y la naturaleza c\u00f3mica de las figuras pol\u00edticas, con sujetos a menudo representados como caricaturas. Su estilo va desde lo acad\u00e9micamente pulido hasta lo c\u00f3mico exagerado.<\/p>\n<p>En <em>El Azteca Practicando para Su futuro de Modelo para Calendarios de Tortillerias<\/em> (<em>Azteca practicando para su futuro papel como modelo de calendarios de tortiller\u00eda<\/em>), en la foto de arriba, Quiroz satiriza los calendarios mexicanos que ilustran a los guerreros aztecas del M\u00e9xico m\u00edtico. Se representa a s\u00ed mismo con un tocado de plumas, un brazalete de metal y una t\u00fanica de jaguar. De pie ante el calendario de la Piedra del Sol, retira los labios para mostrar los dientes y descaradamente le saca la lengua al dios del sol Tonatiuh. Seg\u00fan Quiroz, \u201cCuando era ni\u00f1o, siempre pens\u00e9 que esos calendarios de restaurante\/tortiller\u00eda eran representaciones reales de aztecas reales y que todas las mujeres aztecas usaban enaguas blancas y delgadas. M\u00e1s tarde supe que era un mito con respecto a los picos gemelos (Ixtacihuatl y Popcatepetl) del volc\u00e1n en el \u00e1rea de la Ciudad de M\u00e9xico\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lkrdlu-af12c582fe4fe1447ea70bb34c69b960\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-2lkrdlu-af12c582fe4fe1447ea70bb34c69b960{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-2lkrdlu-af12c582fe4fe1447ea70bb34c69b960 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_image'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1w8l5oi-a8e82e0ccbb9536fb52c24e7f5436b8b\">\n.avia-image-container.av-1w8l5oi-a8e82e0ccbb9536fb52c24e7f5436b8b img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-1w8l5oi-a8e82e0ccbb9536fb52c24e7f5436b8b .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-1w8l5oi-a8e82e0ccbb9536fb52c24e7f5436b8b av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock'   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-24038 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-24038 avia_image' src=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/El-Primero-Mafioso.jpeg\" alt='' title='El Primero Mafioso'  height=\"418\" width=\"296\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/El-Primero-Mafioso.jpeg 296w, https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/El-Primero-Mafioso-212x300.jpeg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kvt344gr-ae555efb3304aa1bf483bbd3074f1cd0\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kvt344gr-ae555efb3304aa1bf483bbd3074f1cd0 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kvt344gr-ae555efb3304aa1bf483bbd3074f1cd0'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Alfred J. Quiroz, <em>El Primero Mafioso de Am\u00e9rica<\/em>, 1991, Tinta litogr\u00e1fica, Monotipo, Pastel. Colecci\u00f3n del Museo de Arte de Tucson. Fondo Virginia Johnson. 1991.239<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1lg83s2-0b4b438c1f892ea09f12e64234030b6f\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-1lg83s2-0b4b438c1f892ea09f12e64234030b6f{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-1lg83s2-0b4b438c1f892ea09f12e64234030b6f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kvt2t9bu-0c0ebd564dc43d00446c9ee49a98b846'   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>El Primero Mafioso de Am\u00e9rica<\/em> (<em>El primer mafioso de Am\u00e9rica<\/em>) brinda una perspectiva diferente sobre uno de los primeros eventos en lo que se conoce y se ense\u00f1a como Historia de los Estados Unidos. El retrato de Quiroz representa al navegante y explorador italiano Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n, quien complet\u00f3 cuatro viajes a trav\u00e9s del Oc\u00e9ano Atl\u00e1ntico y abri\u00f3 el camino para la colonizaci\u00f3n europea generalizada de las Am\u00e9ricas. La imagen de 1991 se pint\u00f3 mientras el mundo se preparaba para el 500 aniversario de la llegada de Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n a Estados Unidos en 1492 (y un a\u00f1o despu\u00e9s de que el Parque Silverbell de Tucson pasara a llamarse Parque Crist\u00f3bal Col\u00f3n, un nombre que contin\u00faa hasta el d\u00eda de hoy). En manos de Quiroz, este episodio hist\u00f3rico es uno en el que toda una civilizaci\u00f3n fue aniquilada por las acciones de Col\u00f3n y los posteriores exploradores espa\u00f1oles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-18hg9ia-036bfcbfba7763b14b2b268bd9e1a11b hr-default  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_post_metadata'><span class='hr-inner'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh130hec-66d617892ea3a7b6db63057c12dedf78\">\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-kh130hec-66d617892ea3a7b6db63057c12dedf78{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n#top .av-post-metadata-container.av-kh130hec-66d617892ea3a7b6db63057c12dedf78 .av-post-metadata-container-inner{\nfont-size:12px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-post-metadata-container av-kh130hec-66d617892ea3a7b6db63057c12dedf78 av-metadata-container-align-left  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-metadata-container-2'><div class='av-post-metadata-container-inner'><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-meta-content\"><span class=\"av-post-metadata-content av-post-metadata-category\"><span class=\"av-metadata-before av-metadata-before-tags\">Etiquetas: <\/span><span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/tag\/arizona-artists\/\" >artistas de arizona<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/tag\/contemporary-art\/\" >Arte contempor\u00e1neo<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/tag\/latin-american-art\/\" >Arte latinoamericano<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/tag\/tma-stories\/\" >Historias de TMA<\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"av-post-metadata-category-link\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/tag\/tucson-artist\/\" >artista de tucson<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":24723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[154,153,143,158,160],"class_list":["post-24034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-explore-artworks","tag-arizona-artists","tag-contemporary-art","tag-latin-american-art","tag-tma-stories","tag-tucson-artist"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-11 10:59:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/177"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24034"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24728,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24034\/revisions\/24728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tucsonmuseumofart.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}