Dancing Bruja
Name/Title
Dancing BrujaEntry/Object ID
2004.68Description
As the title states, this print depicts a dancing bruja. A bruja is a female practitioner of witchcraft in Latin America (brujo if male). The type of magic typically associated with these practitioners is that of love magic or sexual magic.Type of Print
Etching, Mezzotint, AquatintArtwork Details
Medium
PaperMade/Created
Artist
Oscar Jay GillespieLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
EtchingNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, IntaglioNomenclature Primary Object Term
PrintNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
20 x 16Height
5-1/2 inWidth
4 inExhibitions
Sixty Square Inches Maximum: 14th Biennial North American Small Print Competition (2004)
60x60 (2006)