Elefante (Elephant)

© Francisco Toledo

Elefante (Elephant)

Currently not on view

Elefante (Elephant),

1985

Francisco Toledo, 1940–2019, born Juchitán de Zaragoza, Mexico; died Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico; active Oaxaca de Juárez
2001-116

Information

Title
Elefante (Elephant)
Dates

1985

Maker
Francisco Toledo
Medium
Gouache
Dimensions
20.5 x 29.5 cm (8 1/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958
Object Number
2001-116
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca City

Signatures
Signed in graphite, lower left: Toledo
Culture
Mexican
Type
drawings, gouaches
Materials
gouache, paper (fiber product)
Subject
profiles (figures), elephants

David L. Meginnity, Class of 1958, Santa Monica, CA and New Smyrna Beach, FL (until 2001; bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum).

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