Tesoros de Monte Albán (Treasures of Monte Alban)
Tesoros de Monte Albán (Treasures of Monte Alban)
Tesoros de Monte Albán (Treasures of Monte Alban)
Tesoros de Monte Albán (Treasures of Monte Alban)

On view

American Art
Wilmerding Pavilion
Philip & Nancy Anschutz Gallery

Tesoros de Monte Albán (Treasures of Monte Alban),

ca. 1937

Alfredo Ramos-Martínez, 1871–1946; born Monterrey, Mexico; died Los Angeles, CA
1996-259

Information

Title
Tesoros de Monte Albán (Treasures of Monte Alban)
Dates

ca. 1937

Maker
Alfredo Ramos-Martínez
Medium
Ink with pastel and tempera
Dimensions
Overall: 59 x 47 cm (23 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
1996-259
Place Depicted

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Monte Albán

Signatures
Signed in black paint, lower left: RAMOS MARTINEZ [underlined]
Culture
Mexican
Type
drawings
Materials
pastels, ink, tempera, paper (fiber product)
Subject
peasants, figures (representations), farmland, sculpture, men, archaeological sites, buildings, archaeological objects, hieroglyphics, women, hats, mountains, labor

David L. Meginnity (1936-2000), Santa Monica, CA and New Smyrna Beach, FL, by 1996; gifted to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1996.

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