Leopoldo Méndez
Calavera of the Monopolies

Calavera of the Monopolies

© Pablo Méndez Hernández

Calavera of the Monopolies
Calavera of the Monopolies
ArtistMexican, 1903–1969
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Calavera of the Monopolies
Datec. 1942
PlaceMexico
MediumWoodcut on laid paper
DimensionsBlock: 7 3/8 × 15 5/8 in. (18.7 × 39.7 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 19 1/8 in. (26.7 × 48.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Ribelin
Object number2007.67
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"35th Bienal of São Paulo" Choreographies of the Impossible," Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil, September 6–December 10, 2023. (OL.1647)
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in graphite, below block, right: Méndez
Verso: [none]
Recto: Signed in graphite, below block, right: Méndez
Verso: [none]
Recto: [none]
Verso: [none]

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