Laura Aguilar, Three Eagles Flying
Laura Aguilar
1959-2018
Chicanx
Date
1990
Medium Specific
Poster
Classification
Poster
Dimensions
17 x 23 in. (43.2 x 58.4 cm.)
Accession Number
2022.35.12.57
Credit
Anonymous Gift
Memo / Artist Statement
In 1990, Aguilar made her first nude, Three Eagles Flying; it became her most celebrated
work. In this photo triptych, the artist stands between the Mexican and American flags. She
is seminude: the eagle of the Mexican flag covers her face, while the U.S. stars and stripes
are wrapped around her lower body, and both flags are bound to her with a rope that loops
around her neck and wrists. Aguilar represents here the challenges of navigating her racial
and cultural identities as Mexican, Mexican American, and American. (https://www.chicano.ucla.edu/files/news/Photographer%20Laura%20Aguilar%20invited%20viewers%20052119.pdf)
work. In this photo triptych, the artist stands between the Mexican and American flags. She
is seminude: the eagle of the Mexican flag covers her face, while the U.S. stars and stripes
are wrapped around her lower body, and both flags are bound to her with a rope that loops
around her neck and wrists. Aguilar represents here the challenges of navigating her racial
and cultural identities as Mexican, Mexican American, and American. (https://www.chicano.ucla.edu/files/news/Photographer%20Laura%20Aguilar%20invited%20viewers%20052119.pdf)
Inscription
Signature (pen)