The Arts (Las Artes): a printing press, a sculptor, a hand holding brushes

Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

ca. 1955–1960

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Different arts are celebrated through this print. In the foreground, a hand adds the final touches to a portrait carved on linoleum. At right, a man operates a printing press. On the other side, a hand clutches paint brushes, and at the top, a sculptor creates the figure of a man. González Iñiguez was a painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker who, in 1956, joined the Taller de Gráfica Popular in Mexico City. His dedication to printmaking is probably the reason why this practice dominates the image.

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Title: The Arts (Las Artes): a printing press, a sculptor, a hand holding brushes
Artist: Xavier González Iñiguez (Mexican, 1932–1979)
Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
Date: ca. 1955–1960
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: Sheet: 18 11/16 × 22 5/8 in. (47.5 × 57.5 cm)
Image: 15 3/4 × 19 1/2 in. (40 × 49.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
Object Number: 2024.69.26
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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