Mayan Women Weaving

Print

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Mayan Women Weaving

Entry/Object ID

1996.19.02

Description

Two women are weaving together. One, closer to the foreground, is holding the individual thread. The second woman is behind the loom, holding more threads up.

Type of Print

Lithograph

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Collection

Permanent

Acquisition

Accession

1996.19

Source or Donor

PEP Permanent Collection Fund

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

PEP Permanent Collection Fund

Made/Created

Artist

Francisco Dosamantes

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Lithograph

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Planographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

9 in

Exhibition

Arte para el pueblo: Reclaiming Our Identity in Post-Revolutionary Mexico (2020)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Mayan Women Weaving Francisco Dos.amantes (1911-1986) lithograph, 1946 Francisco Dosamantes studied at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. Early in his career, he worked for the Secretaría de Educación Pública (Public Education Secretary) before moving into teaching art full-time. Along with many other members of the muralist movement, Dosamantes was a member of LEAR (Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios), and a founding member of TGP [Taller de Gráfica Popular) His work; included engravings, paintings, murals, and book illustrations Dosamantes's thematic content often focused on indigenous and agricultural communities that he witnessed during his work for the Secretarla de Educación Pública, which in turn highlighted their exploitation and was distinctly anti-fascist. This work is part of his most famous series of lithographs, which feature scenes from the daily life of the Mayan community in Campeche, Mexico. Francisco Dosamantes estudio en la Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas. Temprano en su carrera, trabajó para la Secretaria de Educación Pública antes de dedicarse totalmente a la enseñanza de arte. Junto con muchos otros miembros del movimiento muralista, Dosamantes fue miembro de LEAR {Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios}, y un miembro fundador TGP (Taller de Gráfica Popular) Su trabajo incluyó grabados, pinturas, murales, e ilustraciones de libros. El contenido tematico de Dosamentes se centró en las communidades indígenas y agrícolas de las que fue testigo durante su trabajo para la Secretaría de Educación Pública, que a su vez descató su explotación y fue claramente antifascista. Esta obra es parte de su serie mas famosa de litográficas que presenta escenas de la vida cotidiana de la comunidad maya en Campeche, México