Habichuelas con Dulce
Carlos Almonte, American (born Dominican Republic), born 1960
Dominican York Proyecto Grafica
2012
Serigraph on wove paper
20/25
Image: 6 1/8 × 6 1/4 in. (15.5 × 15.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Class of 1935 Memorial Fund
© Carlos Almonte
2019.22.1
Portfolio / Series Title
Here + There
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
21st century
Object Name
Research Area
On view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on reverse, lower left corner: 20/25; titled, on reverse, lower center: "HABICHUELA CON DULCE I"; signed and dated, on reverse, on reverse, lower right corner: C. Almonte '12
Label
Habichuelas con dulce, a Dominican dessert soup of pureed red beans topped with milk cookies, is a recurring subject in Carlos Almonte’s prints. Almonte was born in Santo Domingo and settled in New York later in his adult life. Here, the habichuelas are shown served in an iconic New York City “anthora” coffee cup and in a big pot, ready for sharing. These prints present a visual fusion of the artist’s Dominican roots, his newfound home in New York City, and the legacy of Greek Americans in the New York restaurant landscape (through the cup design). As increasing numbers of people migrate to and within the United States, food repeatedly affirms belonging.
Course History
ARTH 48.06, LACS 32, Borderlands Art and Theory, Tatiana Reinoza, Spring 2019
ITAL 10.06, Culture of Food in Italian Literature, Matteo Gilebbi, Winter 2020
ITAL 10.06, Culture of Food in Italian Literature, Matteo Gilebbi, Winter 2021
SPAN 20.02, Writing and Reading: A Crtitical and Cultural Approach, Israel Reyes, Winter 2022
Art History 40.03, Latin American and Caribbean Studies 20.11, Art and Politics in Latin America, Mary Coffey - OPEN HOURS, Fall 2023
Art History 40.03, Latin American and Caribbean Studies 20.11, Art and Politics in Latin America, Mary Coffey - OPEN HOURS, Fall 2023
Art History 5.01, Introduction to Contemporary Art, Mary Coffey and Chad Elias, Winter 2024
Studio Art 27.01, Printmaking I, Abra Ancliffe, Spring 2024
Anthropology 3.01, Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Charis Boke, Summer 2024
First Year Student Enrichment Program, Rachel Obbard, Summer 2024
Exhibition History
From the Field: Tracing Foodways Through Art, Owen Robertson Cheatham Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 8-November 3, 2024.
Provenance
Coronado Print Studio, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 2019.
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