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
- Por enseñar a Leer (For Teaching Them to Read)
- from the portfolio Twenty-five Prints of Leopoldo Méndez
Date1943
MediumWoodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
DimensionsBlock: 5 1/4 × 7 in. (13.3 × 17.8 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.3 cm)
Sheet: 7 7/16 × 9 9/16 in. (18.9 × 24.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alice C. Simkins
Object number91.1606.22
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Prints and DrawingsObject Type
bottom right corner on the sheet in pencil: 22
bottom right below block in pencil: Mendez
verso bottom left corner a stamp in purple:[trans.] Public Education Secretary/Department of Visual Arts/Institute of the Fine Arts/United States of Mexico
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Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
91.1606.18
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
91.1606.25
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
91.1606.24
Leopoldo Méndez
1943
Woodcut on wove China paper, edition 26/50
91.1606.8
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