Connections: Heroes

Security manager Jose Rivero contemplates the different types of hero archetypes, from comic book super heroes to religious figures.

June 27, 2011

5 min. watch

"I was born in Cuba, so I was bombarded by propaganda posters and photographs. Everywhere you'd go there would be posters of heroic people."

Security manager Jose Rivero contemplates the different types of hero archetypes, from comic book super heroes to religious figures.

Art Mentioned

Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze German American, Oil on canvas, American — Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze
1851

On the Southern Plains, Frederic Remington American, Oil on canvas, American — On the Southern Plains
Frederic Remington
1907

Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu) — Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 11th century

Buddha, probably Amitabha
, Dry lacquer with polychrome pigment and gilding, China — Buddha, probably Amitabha
China
early 7th century

Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki), Set of five handscrolls; ink, color, and cut gold leaf (kirikane) on paper, Japan — Illustrated Legends of the Kitano Tenjin Shrine (Kitano Tenjin engi emaki)
Japan
late 13th century

Portrait of a Warrior, Unidentified artist Japanese, late 16th century, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan — Portrait of a Warrior
Unidentified artist
late 16th century

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome — Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova
Patron Commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6

Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water), Group of Boston 00.348, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Apulian — Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Attributed to the Group of Boston 00.348
ca. 360–350 BCE

Cinema, Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — Cinema
Walker Evans
1933, printed ca. 1970

Coal Dock Workers, Havana, Walker Evans American, Gelatin silver print — Coal Dock Workers, Havana
Walker Evans
1933

Versailles, France, Eugène Atget French, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Versailles, France
Eugène Atget
1923

[Diego Rivera's Fresco "In the Trenches," Ministry of Education, Mexico City], Tina Modotti Italian, Gelatin silver print with applied color — [Diego Rivera's Fresco "In the Trenches," Ministry of Education, Mexico City]
Tina Modotti
After Diego Rivera
1924–28

[National Opera House, Havana, Cuba], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [National Opera House, Havana, Cuba]
Walker Evans
1933

[People Waiting for Food Rations, Havana], Walker Evans American, Film negative — [People Waiting for Food Rations, Havana]
Walker Evans
1933

Christ Crowned with Thorns, Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio) Italian, Oil, possibly over tempera, on wood — Christ Crowned with Thorns
Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio)

The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas — The Death of Socrates
Jacques Louis David
1787

The Denial of Saint Peter, Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) Italian, Oil on canvas — The Denial of Saint Peter
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
1610

The Baptism of Christ, Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte) Italian, Oil on canvas — The Baptism of Christ
Jacopo Bassano (Jacopo da Ponte)
ca. 1590

Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom, Anselm Kiefer German, Gouache, sand, ash and charcoal on two torn and pasted gelatin silver prints — Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom
Anselm Kiefer
2000

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