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Bestias (Beasts!), plate 6 from "Hidden River" (Río Escondido)

1948
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bestias (Beasts!), plate 6 from "Hidden River" (Río Escondido)
  • Series/Portfolio: Río Escondido (Hidden River)
  • Artist: Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)
  • Publisher: Editorial 'La Estampa Mexicana'
  • Date: 1948
  • Medium: Linocut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 15 3/8 × 19 11/16 in. (39 × 50 cm)
    Image: 12 in. × 16 5/16 in. (30.5 × 41.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
  • Object Number: 2024.69.29.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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