Lourdes Perez Art Archive

Life-size pencil drawing of the artist when she was 17 on a plywood stand. Completely in gray pencil, the artist is depicted with neck-length hair, big round sunglasses on her head, a long collared shirt and buttoned vest, a skirt and airy, heeled shoes.

Self-Portrait

1968 Pencil on Paper, Plywood Stand. 64" x 16"

Note from Thomas Perez Sr., the artist’s husband: “She was 17 when she drew that in order to apply for a Scholarship to the prestigious School of Visual Arts. Her Dad glued it to a piece of plywood and added a kickstand. She was awarded the Scholarship. We met shortly afterwards.”