Essential Yet Invisible
Essential Yet Invisible
- Creator: Miguel Almeida
- Date: 2021
- Location: Library! at Collister
- Types: paintings (visual works)
- Materials: acrylic paint, panel (wood by form)
- Collection: Linen Fence Panels
Drawing on his experience as a first-generation Mexican American, Almeida honors the hard work and strength of his family in Idaho’s farming industry. With colorful alebrijes (Mexican folk-art creatures) and butterflies symbolizing the beauty of migration, his paintings pay tribute to the people who quietly worked to keep our country fed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
