Name/Title
Una cuestión de honor (A Matter of Honor)Entry/Object ID
2024.07Description
Pink and orange figures on a red background depicting various chicken figurines. Chicken feet can be seen in the bottom left corner.Context
Una cuestiôn de honor (A Matter of Honor) is part of a larger series titled “De Pico a Pico/Beak to Beak,
Face to Face” from the 1990s, providing a strong example of the artist’s earlier paintings. Exploring
the relationship between assimilation and acculturation, Suárez evokes the imagery of the cockfight,
which has often symbolized masculinity in many Latin American countries.Acquisition
Accession
2024.07Source or Donor
Bibiana SuárezAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the artistLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
CockfightingSearch Terms
MasculinityDimensions
Height
84-1/2 inWidth
75 in