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StatsEsperança Garcia
bruno baptistelli (1985 –)
Explore the work of Brazilian artist bruno baptistelli (b.1985), known for assemblage, installations & conceptual art. Discover his social themes & global exhibitions.
Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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Esperança Garcia was one of the first enslaved women to claim her rights in a court of law. She may have helped to draft the oldest document allegedly written by an enslaved woman, expressing wants, desires and expectations. Esperança was married and worked on the Fazenda dos Algodões (the Cotton Farm), a former Jesuit property in the hinterland of Piauí. Faced with threats of being sold or transferred from the farm, she wrote to the governor of Piauí stating that she already had two children and did not want to be away from friends and relatives. She admitted that she had already fled a few times to prevent her children from suffering “heavy thunderstorms and blows” or herself from becoming a “punching mattress.”
About this artwork
- Title: Esperança Garcia
- Artist: bruno baptistelli
- Year: 2020
- Original dimensions: 7.0 x 21.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
- Medium: Acrylic On Paper
- Color palette: Earthy
- Main color: Espresso
Quick Facts
- Title: Esperança Garcia
- Artist: Bruno Baptistelli
- Location: Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo
- Dimensions: 7 x 21 cm
- Subject or theme: Enslaved woman claiming rights
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