Leopoldo Méndez
Gorgojo (Weevil)

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Artist Leopoldo Méndez(Mexican, 1903–1969)Mexican, 1903–1969

CultureMexican

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Gorgojo (Weevil)

Datec. 1949

PlaceMexico

MediumWoodcut on laid paper

DimensionsBlock: 6 3/4 × 6 7/8 in. (17.1 × 17.5 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 15/16 in. (24.4 × 20.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Frank Ribelin

Object number2007.50

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Prints and Drawings

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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, lower right: Méndez
Verso: [unknown]

Recto: [none]
Verso: [unknown]

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