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Rufino Tamayo

Watermelons

Maker

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican (Zapotec), 1899-1991), designer

Title

Watermelons

Year

1949

Medium

  • color lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color lithograph

Materials

color lithograph

Supports

  • Medium weight white wove paper

Dimensions

43.7 x 54 cm (17 3/16 x 21 1/4 inches) (plate)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

52.023

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Working the Stone
Process & Progress of Lithography
Dec 19, 1997 – Apr 05, 1998
Del Nuevo Mundo
The Nancy Sayles Day Collection of Latin American Art
Jun 17, 1988 – Sep 04, 1988

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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican (Zapotec), 1899-1991), designer
Watermelons, 1949
color lithograph
43.7 x 54 cm (17 3/16 x 21 1/4 inches) (plate)
Museum Works of Art Fund 52.023

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