Exhibits
Exhibits
§ EXHIBIT · COMPTON ART & HISTORY MUSEUM
Corridos from the 'Hood.
Portraits of the riders
- HOURS
- Tuesday to Saturday, 10 to 3. Closed Sunday and Monday.
- ADMISSION
- Free
- ERA
- 2020s
Painted portraits of the riders, in the hats they actually wear, hung like the heroes of a song.
The Name
A corrido is a ballad that tells the story of a real person. The riders of this city have been the subject of songs for decades. Here they are the subject of paintings.
On the Wall
Each portrait hangs beside the saddle, the boots or the photograph that goes with it. The families came to the opening in the same hats.
§ CURATOR’S NOTE
“A corrido is a ballad about somebody real. These are ballads you can hang on a wall, about riders who still come up the street on Sunday.”
§ QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
- What is a corrido?
- A narrative ballad about a real person or event, a tradition from Mexican music that the show borrows for its portraits.
