Lo que puede venir (What May Come)

© Estate of Leopoldo Méndez

Lo que puede venir (What May Come)

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Lo que puede venir (What May Come),

1945

Leopoldo Méndez, 1902–1969; born and died Mexico City, Mexico
Engraved at the Taller de Gráfica Popular
Published by The Art Institute of Chicago
x1953-56
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Online Collection Sets: The Allegorical Figure in Latin American Prints, Drawings, and Photographs

Information

Title
Lo que puede venir (What May Come)
Dates

1945

Maker
Leopoldo Méndez
Published by The Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Wood engraving
Dimensions
block: 30.1 x 17.4 cm (11 7/8 x 6 7/8 in.) sheet: 35 x 22 cm (13 3/4 x 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Everett E. Rogerson
Object Number
x1953-56
Place Made

North America, United States, Illinois, Chicago

Place Depicted

North America, Mexico, Valley of Mexico

Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped, verso: Printed in 1945, from the original woodblock in the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago for the Print and Drawing Club
Reference Numbers
Schneider & Caplow 545
Culture
Mexican
Type
prints, engravings
Materials
ink, China paper
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
symbolism, cactus and succulents, books, men, eagles, wars

Everett E. Rogerson (?-1953), Chicago, IL, likely acquired as gift of the Print and Drawing Club, Art Institute of Chicago, 1945; gift to Princeton University Art Museum, 1953.

Mexico, 1945

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