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Holiday
Holiday
Holiday

Holiday

Artist David Bradley born 1954 Eureka, California; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico
PrinterPrinted by Steve Britko born 1946 Lowell, Massachusetts; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico
Date1986
Mediumink, paper
Dimensions22 1/8 × 29 7/8 in. (56.2 × 75.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints & Printmaking
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Museum Foundation
Object numberPC2022.11.4
DescriptionA lithographic print of a group of ten individuals seated around a table and sharing a meal. The figures include a priest, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, the Mona Lisa, Whistler's Mother, and Superman, among others. An expansive desert landscape with mountains is visible through the open window. Inside, a large oven in the corner has a fire burning inside it. In the upper left corner, a blackbird flies above the group, while a dog sniffs a dollar bill in the lower-right corner.
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Exhibición: La prueba de impresor: Colaboraciones entre artistas e impresores, Albuquerque Museum, 19 Febrero – 15 Mayo, 2022

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La cultura pop, el arte histórico y personajes históricos se reúnen en torno a una comida festiva en esta composición de David Bradley que demuestra cómo el artista utiliza el ingenio y la sátira para trascender la cultura. el lugar y el tiempo. La cordial escena doméstica y el paisaje desértico crean un marco familiar para este ecléctico grupo de personajes, entre los que encontramos a Superman, El Llanero Solitario y Tonto, entre otros. Las obras de Bradley a menudo desmontan y tiran por la borda percepciones comunes de figuras conocidas con el fin de crear una nueva narrativa.



Exhibition: The Printer’s Proof: Artist and Printer Collaborations, organized by the Albuquerque Museum, on view at the Albuquerque Museum February 19 – May 15, 2022.

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Pop culture, art historical, and historical figures gathering for a holiday meal in David Bradley’s composition demonstrate how the artist utilizes wit and satire to traverse culture, time, and place. The warm domestic setting and the desert landscape create a familiar frame for the eclectic mix of characters, including Super Man, the Lone Ranger and Tonto, and others. Bradley’s works often dismantle and upend common perceptions of well-known figures in order to create new narratives.