Seated Chinese Girl

Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

ca. 1956

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The identity of the sitter is not known, but the subject was no doubt inspired by a trip that the artist took to China in 1956. During her visit, Huerta took notes and made drawings that provided material for lithographs created after she returned to Mexico, of which this is an example. In her memoirs, published in 1999, Huerta described the characteristics of Chinese women’s dress and the demanding conditions under which the women worked. This print was published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular, which Huerta joined in 1939. During the early 1950s, members from the printmaking collective forged close relationships with artists in China.

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Title: Seated Chinese Girl
Artist: Elena Huerta Múzquiz (Mexican, Saltillo, Coahuila 1908–1997)
Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
Date: ca. 1956
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 26 3/8 × 19 7/8 in. (67 × 50.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
Object Number: 2024.69.24
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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