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Mother and Child, Yucatan by Jean Charlot

Mother and Child, Yucatan

Jean Charlot · 1929

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DETAILS
Artist
Jean Charlot
Date
1929
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 37.5 × 28.5 cm (14 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.); Sheet: 44.3 × 33.5 cm (17 1/2 × 13 1/4 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Alfred E. Hamill
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Jean Charlot

Jean Charlot, a French-born American artist, was a pivotal figure in the birth of Mexican muralism, creating the first fresco in the movement.

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