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Cadáver, 1953
Jose Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1934- )
Mixed media on paper; 11 ½ x 19 in.
2016.5.…
Cadáver
Cadáver, 1953
Jose Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1934- )
Mixed media on paper; 11 ½ x 19 in.
2016.5.…
Cadáver, 1953 Jose Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1934- ) Mixed media on paper; 11 ½ x 19 in. 2016.5.23 Anonymous Gift

Cadáver

ClassificationsDrawings
Artist José Luis Cuevas (Mexican, 1931 - 2017)
Date1953
Made AtMexico, Central America, North America
MediumMixed media on paper
Dimensions11 1/2 × 19 in. (29.2 × 48.3 cm)
Framed: 18 × 25 × 1 in. (45.7 × 63.5 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.5.23
DescriptionJose Luis Cuevas is a Mexican artist and activist who directly challenged the Mexican mural movement In his drawings, Cuevas takes inspiration from the graphic works of Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso, José Guadalupe Posada, and José Clemente Orozco, particularly those illustrating distorted animals and the corruption of humanity. In addition to creating distorted forms in his works of art, Cuevas often utilizes fragmented viewpoints in his illustrations, as his drawing featuring a truncated cadaver illustrates. Cuevas lived in the United States in 1977 and 1989, when he worked in residencies at the University of Seattle and Pasadena City College. The artist’s present location and his whereabouts at the time of the creation of Cadáver are unknown.
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