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Carlos Mérida

Kavec, Nihau y Alam

Maker

Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1891-1985)

Title

Kavec, Nihau y Alam
Kavec Nihva y Alam

Year

1966

Medium

  • Pastel and encaustic

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pastel and encaustic

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

57.2 x 78.1 cm (22 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in LC:Carlos Merida, 1966. Inscribed in red pencil on verso, UL: "KAVEC, NIHAU Y ALAM"-- Carlos Merida 1966

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art

Object Number

66.156

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Publications

  • Books

The First America: Selections From the Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art: An Exhibition of Works from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Alt Author: Author Stringer, John, New England Foundation for the Arts.

Exhibition History

Raid the Icebox Now with Pablo Helguera
Inventarios / Inventories
Feb 07, 2020 – Aug 21, 2021
Historias
Latin American Works on Paper
Aug 09, 2013 – Jan 05, 2014
Del Nuevo Mundo
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art
Jun 17, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection
Jan 04, 1977 – Feb 06, 1977
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art
Oct 23, 1966 – Dec 24, 1966

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Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan, 1891-1985)
Kavec, Nihau y Alam; Kavec Nihva y Alam, 1966
Pastel and encaustic
57.2 x 78.1 cm (22 1/2 x 30 3/4 inches)
Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Modern Latin American Art 66.156

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