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Female Figure by Miguel Covarrubias

Female Figure

Miguel Covarrubias · 1937

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Artist
Miguel Covarrubias
Date
1937
Medium
Pen and ink on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
H. 5 1/2 × W. 3 1/8 in. (14 × 7.9 cm)
Collection
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Credit line
Gift of Albert J. Grant and Monique Grant Joint Revocable Trust, 2014
ART MOVEMENTS
Mexican muralism
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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