La Arca (The Ark)
2008
21st Century
18 3/4 x 14 7/8 in. (47.6 x 37.8 cm)
Humberto Saenz,
b. 1980
Object Type:
PRINTS
Creation Place:
North America
Medium and Support:
Lithograph
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds provided by Tom and Loretta Witt
Accession Number:
14-G-3652
Label from Border Crossings: Immigration in Contemporary Prints, La Salle University Art Museum, March 16 - June 9, 2016:
A "coyote" who was trafficking immigrants was driving a truck with people in the back of the truck. When a border patrol agent passed him on the highway, the "coyote" became afraid, pulled over and abandoned the truck fearing going to jail. It was not until a couple of days later that the truck was inspected, because the border patrol never attempted to stop the truck. Unfortunately the truck was locked from the outside and the immigrants were unable to exit the vehicle.
—Humberto Saenz
Current Location:
In Storage
by Artist
by Artist
