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25 Prints of Leopoldo Mendez, Plate 1

Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)
Publisher: Estampa mexicana (Mexican, 20th century)
1943
Place of Publication: Mexico City, Mexico

Medium/Technique Portfolio with 25 wood engravings
Dimensions Sheet (each): 25.7 × 19.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number63.747
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrintsPortfolios
Mexico City: La Estampa Mexicana, 1943

Description(Mexico City: La Estampa Mexicana, 1943) Quarto, 25 plates loose in portfolio [covers with text]; original publisher's printed tan burlap boards. No. 15 from an edition of 100 copies, of which the first 50 are printed on Chinese paper. Foreword in Spanish and English by Juan de La Cabada. Original publisher's prospectus laid in, with letter addressed to donor.
InscriptionsIn graphite, l.r.: Mendez
ProvenanceW. G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955), by whom bequeathed to MFA, June 19, 1963.