'Campanitas de Plata' (a children's book)

1925

Not on view

Díaz de León is best known for his work as a book illustrator and designer. He took up printmaking in 1922 when he attended the open-air school in Coyoacán. The fifty-four illustrations for this children’s book represent his first attempt at woodcut.

Díaz de León es conocido, sobre todo, por su trabajo como ilustrador de libros y diseñador. Se aficionó a las artes gráficas en 1922, cuando asistió a la escuela al aire libre de Coyoacán. Las cincuenta y cuatro ilustraciones creadas para este libro infantil representan sus primeros tanteos con la xilografía. Este grabado cuenta la historia de un grupo de peces que insultaban a las vacas que se bebían su agua.

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Title: 'Campanitas de Plata' (a children's book)
Author: Mariano Silva y Aceves (Mexican, 1887–1937)
Artist: Francisco Díaz de León (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1897–1975 Mexico City)
Date: 1925
Medium: Woodcut and letterpress
Dimensions: 7 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (18.2 × 23.5 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.46.539
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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