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Man and Woman by Miguel Covarrubias

Man and Woman

Miguel Covarrubias · 1956

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DETAILS
Artist
Miguel Covarrubias
Date
1956
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 31.8 × 25 cm (12 9/16 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 35.9 × 30.5 cm (14 3/16 × 12 1/16 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Mexico
Credit line
Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro
ART MOVEMENTS
Mexican muralism
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THE ARTIST

Miguel Covarrubias

Miguel Covarrubias was a Mexican polymath, celebrated for his vibrant caricatures of the Jazz Age, insightful ethnological studies, and monumental Pacific-themed murals.

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