Leopoldo Méndez
Gorgojo (Weevil)

Gorgojo (Weevil)

© Pablo Méndez Hernández

Gorgojo (Weevil)
Gorgojo (Weevil)
ArtistMexican, 1903–1969
CultureMexican
Titles
  • 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
Not on view

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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, lower right: Méndez
Verso: [unknown]
Recto: Signed in graphite, lower right: Méndez
Verso: [unknown]
Recto: [none]
Verso: [unknown]

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