Pacita Abad: Portraits of Cambodia: Curated by Amy Lighthill, Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Past exhibition
Overview
Water of life, 1980
Oil on canvas
35 x 50 in
90 x 127 cm
90 x 127 cm
This exhibition showcases thirty of Pacita Abad's paintings that she created in 1979-1980, depicting the nightmare of the fleeing Cambodians refugees.
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Installation Views
Works
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Flight to freedom, 1980Acrylic, oil on canvas84 x 180 in
213 x 457 cm -
Untitled, 2016Marker and Pen on Paper29.7 x 21 cm
11 3/4 x 8 1/4 in -
Untitled, 2017Marker and Pen on Paper9.5 x 14 cm
3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in -
UntitledEmbroidery on Velvet180 x 144 cm
59 1/8 x 43 1/4 in -
Untitled, 2016Mixed Media125 x 160 cm
49 1/4 x 63 in -
Happy days, 1980Oil on canvas50 x 35 in
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Kampuchean children, 1980Oil on canvas50 x 35 in
127 x 90 cm -
Water of life, 1980Oil on canvas35 x 50 in
90 x 127 cm -
When will this end?, 1980Oil on canvas35 x 50 in
Press
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Paintings that speak for the refugee
Richard M. Harley, The Christian Science Monitor, March 19, 1981 This link opens in a new tab. -
Still lives in Cambodia
Lisa J. Behren, The Daily Free Press, February 26, 1981 This link opens in a new tab. -
Artist 'brings home' the Cambodian refugees
Christine Temin, The Boston Globe, February 21, 1981 This link opens in a new tab. -
Her paintings a reminder of refugees
Kathleen Hirsch, The World at Boston University, February 11, 1981 This link opens in a new tab.
