The Lindy-Hop

Publisher American Artists Group American
1936
Not on view
In the summer of 1923, Covarrubias moved from Mexico to New York, where he became established as an illustrator and cartoonist whose work appeared in the New Yorker and Vanity Fair. Having been raised in the bohemian area of Mexico City, Covarrubias appreciated the cultural efflorescence taking place in Harlem in the 1920s. This print depicts the Lindy Hop, a dance born in the African American communities of Harlem around 1928. Created after Covarrubias moved back to Mexico, his lithograph was included in the exhibition America Today, which was sponsored by the American Artists Group Incorporated and traveled to thirty cities in the US.



En el verano de 1923, Covarrubias se trasladó de México a Nueva York, donde se estableció como ilustrador y caricaturista. Su obra fue publicada en el New Yorker y en Vanity Fair. El artista, que había crecido en una zona bohemia de Ciudad de México, se sintió atraído por la efervescencia cultural de Harlem en la década de 1920. Esta estampa representa el Lindy Hop, un baile que nació en las comunidades afroamericanas de Harlem alrededor de 1928. La litografía, creada por Covarrubias tras su regreso a México, se incluyó en la exposición America Today patrocinada por American Artists Group Incorporated, que viajó a treinta ciudades norteamericanas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Lindy-Hop
  • Artist: Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, Mexico City 1904–1957 Mexico City)
  • Publisher: American Artists Group
  • Date: 1936
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 13/16 × 9 5/8 in. (32.5 × 24.4 cm)
    Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (40 × 29.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.92.8
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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