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Diary

Diary

Artist
Date2018
MediumArchival pigment ink print
DimensionsFramed: 18 1/2 x 18 1/2 in. (47 x 47 cm) Unframed: 9 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (24.1 x 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Escalette Endowment
Object number2019.15.4
Label Text"El Sueño Americano (the American Dream) is a photographic essay of the discarded personal effects and belongings of migrants and smigglers apprehended by Border Patrol agensts, discarded while being processed at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol facility near the U.S./Mexico border in southern Arizona. My intent is to explore the humanity of the migrants who risk their lives crossing through the desert and to create a personal connection for the viewer to a migrant and their hope for a better life."
- Tom Kiefer
Status
On view
Location
  • Roosevelt Hall (1 University Drive), Floor 1, 100 Corridor
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WebsitesA Janitor Preserves the Seized Belongings of Migrants
The Things They Carried: Items Confiscated From Migrants in the Last Decade
Why a Photo Exhibit of Objects Seized at Border Control Feels Sanitized

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