Rafael Villares
Africa's Map

Overall front
Africa's Map
Overall front
CultureCuban
Titles
  • Africa's Map
  • from the series Fragments of world
Date2016
MediumPaper and brick
Dimensions3 5/16 × 5 3/16 × 3 3/4 in. (8.4 × 13.2 × 9.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2022.622
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist, Havana, Cuba; purchased by Madeleine P. Plonsker, Glencoe, Illinois; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed, dated, and titled in black ink at the bottom edge of the face: Villares [cursive] / 16 / FRAGMENTO DE MUNDO
Signed in black ink at the bottom edge of the face: Villares [cursive]
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