Dance of the Chinelos, from Dances of Mexico
Dance of the Chinelos, from Dances of Mexico

© Carlos Mérida / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Dance of the Chinelos, from Dances of Mexico
Dance of the Chinelos, from Dances of Mexico

Currently not on view

Princeton Collects

Dance of the Chinelos, from Dances of Mexico,

1939

Carlos Mérida, 1891–1984; born Guatemala City, Guatemala; died Mexico City, Mexico; active Guatemala, Mexico, and France
2021-201

Information

Title
Dance of the Chinelos, from Dances of Mexico
Dates

1939

Maker
Carlos Mérida
Medium
Color lithograph
Dimensions
image: 33.6 × 26 cm (13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.) sheet: 43 × 31.8 cm (16 15/16 × 12 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Alfred Bendixen and Judith Hamera
Object Number
2021-201
Signatures
Signed in graphite lower right: Carlos Mérida
Inscription
on verso in graphite: #843, after Xmas stamped on verso in ink: Printed in Mexico
Culture
Guatemalan, Mexican
Type
prints, color lithographs
Techniques
color lithography
Subject
dancers

Alfred Bendixen and Judith Hamera; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2021.

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