The laundress of Huilulco (Puebla)

1954

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O’Higgins was an American-born artist who moved permanently to Mexico City in 1924 and, in 1937, became a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular. He was a committed Communist, and many of his prints address themes of work and labor, of which this is an example. A woman kneels on rocks by a river, undertaking the demanding work of washing clothes.

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Title: The laundress of Huilulco (Puebla)
Series/Portfolio: Atlixco
Artist: Pablo Esteban O'Higgins (American, Salt Lake City, Utah 1904–1983 Mexico City)
Date: 1954
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 25 3/16 × 19 11/16 in. (64 × 50 cm)
Image: 17 5/16 in. × 13 in. (44 × 33 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
Object Number: 2024.69.54
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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