Sheet with publication details, signed by Cantú and an engraving of a column base by Alvarado Lang

Carlos Alvarado Lang Mexican

1953

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Title: Sheet with publication details, signed by Cantú and an engraving of a column base by Alvarado Lang
Artist: Carlos Alvarado Lang (Mexican, La Piedad de Cabadas 1905–1961 Mexico City)
Date: 1953
Medium: Engraving printed in red ink and letterpress
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (23.5 × 15 cm)
Plate: 1 1/4 × 2 1/16 in. (3.2 × 5.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Federico Cantú, 1954
Object Number: 54.581(8)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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