Artist Monograph

Cecilia Vicuña, Chilean

Chilean, born 1948

Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Drawing	29	93.5%
Oil Painting	1	3.2%
Film	1	3.2%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	29	93.5%
Painting & Sculpture	1	3.2%
Media and Performance	1	3.2%

Classification Types

Drawing — 29
Painting — 1
Video — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Small (< 30 cm)	29	96.7%
Medium (30–100 cm)	1	3.3%

Range: 27.9 cm → 83.8 cm (largest side)

Chilean Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 31 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.1-28	1978	Series of twenty-eight drawings in ink and pencil on paper	Each: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Black Panther and Me (ii) Painting Acc. 737.2018	Bogotá 1978	Oil on canvas	26 1/2 x 33" (67.3 x 83.8 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Latin American and Caribbean Fund
Compañeros: compartir el paño de Eros (Companions: Sharing Eros’s Kerchief) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.22	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Comunicación: común única acción (Communication: Common Action) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.12	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Convencer: ven conmigo a vencer (Convince: To Overcome Together) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.8	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Corazón con razón ( Heart with Reason ) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.1	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Desarrollo: desatar el arroyo (To Develop Releases the Stream) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.11	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Eman sí pasión / parti sí pasión (Emancipation participates: Say Yes to Passion) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.28	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Enseñar: poner en señas (To Teach: To Put in Signs) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.19	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Esperanza: la espera se convierte en lanza (Hope: Longing Becomes the Spear) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.20	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Estudia: es tu día ( Study: It Is Your Day ) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.4	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Imagen: imán del gen (Image: Magnet of Genes) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.14	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Imaginación: imagen en acción (Imagination: Image in Action) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.10	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Labrar palabras como quien labra la tierra (Work Words Like Those Who Till the Land ) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.9	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Mentira: hace tira la mente (Lies Tear the Mind Apart) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.24	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Miserable: que mi ser hable (In Misery Your Being Speaks) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.26	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Organizar: orgánica mente izar (Organize: To Give Rise Together) from the series AMAzone Palabrarma Drawing Acc. 384.2021.6	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Palabra abra pala con alas para abrir la realidad (Word Shovel with Wings Opens Up Reality) from the series AMAzone Palabrarma Drawing Acc. 384.2021.18	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Palabrarma: armada por todos (Wordweapon: Armed by All ) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.15	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Palabrarma: la palabra es el arma (Wordweapon: The Word Is the Weapon) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.16	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Pensar es pesar (To Think Is to Weigh) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.21	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Pesimismo: el excesivo peso de sí mismo (Pessimism: The Excessive Weight of Yourself) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.17	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Saber ser es hacer ver (To Know How to Be Is to Let Others See) from the series AMAzone Palabrarma Drawing Acc. 384.2021.27	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Siembra: decirle sí a la hembra (Sowing Is Yes To Female) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.7	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Soledad: sol en la edad (Solitude: Sun in Age ) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.2	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Solidaridad: dar y dar sol (Solidarity: Offer and Offer Sun) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.23	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Trabajadores: trabajan desde abajo (Workers: From Bottom Up) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.13	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Trabajo: trabar desde abajo (Work Joins from Below) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.5	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Verdad: dar ver (Truth: To Give Sight) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.25	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
Voluntad: untar de vuelo (Will Anoints the Flight ) from the series AMAzone Palabrarmas Drawing Acc. 384.2021.3	1978	Ink and pencil on paper	sheet: 8 1/2 × 11" (21.6 × 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Latin American and Caribbean Fund, Modern Women's Fund, gift of Agnes Gund, Amalia Amoedo, María Luisa Ferré Rangel (in honor of Cyril Meduña) and Juan Yarur Torres (in honor of Amalia Amoedo)
What is Poetry to You? Video Acc. 1231.2018	1980	16mm film transferred to high-definition video (color, sound)	23:20 min. ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Media and Performance	Latin American and Caribbean Fund