José Luis Cuevas
Manifestantes (Protestors)

ExpandFavorite

Images(2)

Artist José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1934–2017)Mexican, 1934–2017

CultureMexican

Titles

Manifestantes (Protestors)

DateMay 17, 1968

MediumPen and ink on wove paper

DimensionsMat (at open): 10 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (27.6 × 35 cm)
Frame: 18 1/16 × 20 1/2 × 1 1/8 in. (45.8 × 52.1 × 2.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jeffrey Wahba Family

Object number2021.607

Not on view

Explore Further

Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceWahba Family, 1970-2021; by descent to son, Jeffrey Wahba, 2021; given to MFAH, 2021

According to donor Jeffrey Wahba, this drawing was one of a group of six works purchased by his parents in Mexico in 1970, all of which eventually passed to Jeffrey as part of his parents’ estate. At the time it was offered to the museum, Manifestantes was attributed to Lucas Johnson, a contemporary of Cuevas who created the other five works in the Wahba gift (2021.578, 2021.603-606). Subsequent research and comparison of the inscriptions on Manifestantes with those on known works by Cuevas showed that this drawing should be credited to him, not Johnson.

Exhibition HistoryNone known for this drawing.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in ink, upper right: ‘manifestantes’/a punte del natural/en Greenwich Village
Recto: Inscribed in ink, lower right: “Cuevas/New York/17 Mayo 1968”
Verso: Signed in ink, upper left: “Jose Luis Cuevas/New York/17 Mayo 1968/7.’Manifestantes’
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: 8/600

Recto: Signed in ink, lower right: Cuevas [illegible cursive]
Verso: [inaccessible]

None

Catalogue raisonnéNone known

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.