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Banquetas Chévere (Chévere Stool)

A work made of woven cotton cord on constructed “roble” wood (tabebuia heterophylla).
Courtesy of the artist and Embajada, San Juan

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  • A work made of woven cotton cord on constructed “roble” wood (tabebuia heterophylla).

Date:

2018

Artist:

Jorge González Santos (Boricua, born 1981)
Escuela de Oficios (Puerto Rican, founded 2014)
With the guidance of knowledge-holders Don Eustaquio Alers, hammock maker from Aguadilla, and Joe Hernández, wood turner from Pozas, Ciales

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Jorge González Santos

Title

Banquetas Chévere (Chévere Stool)

Place

Puerto Rico (Artist's nationality:)

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2018

Medium

Woven cotton cord on constructed “roble” wood (Tabebuia heterophylla)

Dimensions

55.3 × 48.3 × 44.5 cm (21 3/4 × 19 × 17 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Hilliard Endowment Fund

Reference Number

2023.1337

Copyright

Courtesy of the artist and Embajada, San Juan

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