Sueño tropical [Tropical dream]
Dublin Core
Title
Sueño tropical [Tropical dream]
Subject
AAT:
mural paintings (visual works)
LCSH:
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
mural paintings (visual works)
LCSH:
Mural painting and decoration, American--Michigan--Detroit--21st Century.
Description
This mural along the side of a building depicts a tropical motif using bright colors, primarily turquoise, blue, purple, and yellow, typical of the artist's work. The scene is suggestive of ripples on the surface of water, palm fronds and leaves if tropical plants. In the lower right corner, painted in a linear style with black paint is a crouching female figure identified as Atabey, the Taino goddess of fresh water and fertility. The artist's name (Cekis) and the year the mural was completed ('18) are inscribed in light yellow paint the top right corner.
Creator
Nelson Rivas [Cekis]
Date
Created: 2018
Photographed: 2023-8-18
Photographed: 2023-8-18
Format
paint on plywood and cement stucco
Type
Still Image
Identifier
DMM-2022-00150
Spatial Coverage
Address: 8065 Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48209
Coordinates: 42.31097019309361, -83.12839409443228
Coordinates: 42.31097019309361, -83.12839409443228
Collection
Citation
Nelson Rivas [Cekis]
, “Sueño tropical [Tropical dream],” Wayne State University - School of Information Sciences, accessed November 9, 2025, https://waynestateu.omeka.net/items/show/1447.