Tlatilco Figure Study
These drawings, by Miguel Covarrubias, depict three Preclassic Central Mexican female figurines.
Miguel Covarrubias was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, ethnologist and art historian. His illustrated writings reflect his deep interest in and profound understanding of the life, customs, and culture of primitive peoples and have gained him recognition well beyond his native Mexico. To scholars in the field of Precolumbian art he is particularly known for his writings on the Olmec and early village cultures of central Mexico.
Miguel Covarrubias was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, ethnologist and art historian. His illustrated writings reflect his deep interest in and profound understanding of the life, customs, and culture of primitive peoples and have gained him recognition well beyond his native Mexico. To scholars in the field of Precolumbian art he is particularly known for his writings on the Olmec and early village cultures of central Mexico.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tlatilco Figure Study
- Artist: Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, Mexico City 1904–1957 Mexico City)
- Date: ca. 1942–1957
- Geography: Mexico, Mesoamerica
- Medium: Pen and ink on paper
- Dimensions: H. 5 1/8 × W. 2 3/8 in. (13 × 6 cm)
- Classification: Paper-Drawings
- Credit Line: Gift of Albert J. Grant and Monique Grant Joint Revocable Trust, 2014
- Object Number: 2014.244.18.2
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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