Artist
Leopoldo Méndez(Mexican, 1903–1969)Mexican, 1903–1969
Print studio
El Taller de Gráfica Popular(Mexico City)Mexico City
Publisher
La Estampa Mexicana(Mexico City)Mexico City
CultureMexican
Titles
- Concierto de Locos (Fool's Concert)
- God and the Four Evangelists
- from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez
Date1943
PlaceMexico
MediumWood engraving, edition 35/50
DimensionsBlock: 5 13/16 × 5 13/16 in. (14.8 × 14.8 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (24.4 × 18.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (24.4 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of the friends of Freda Radoff
Object number56.26.5
Non exposé
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
"Graphic Art from Mexico", December 17, 1995 through February 25, 1996. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
"Calaveras Mexicanas:The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 13 - December 15, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Numbered in graphite, bottom right corner: 5
Recto: Signed in graphite, below block, right: Mendez
Recto: Initialed in ink, in block, bottom right corner: LM
Recto: Initialed in ink, in block, bottom right corner: LM
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Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
91.1606.5
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut, edition 35/50
56.26.8
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
91.1606.8