Las Masas (The Masses)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Las Masas (The Masses)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 376

Description

This lithograph is entirely in black, white and shades of gray, with a loose and not clean cut border. The print depicts a mass of figures with legs, hands, and faces (with eyes, noses, and mouths). Some of the figures towards the back of the group are waving flags. The further the group is from the front of the print, the less detailed their features become, eventually blurring into shapeless scribbles.

Type of Print

Lithograph

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

José Clemente Orozco

Role

Artist

Date made

Sep 1935

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

J.C. Orozco

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand, Written

Type

Date

Location

print front, bottom left

Transcription

SEPT. 1935

Material/Technique

Printed, In Artist's Hand

Dimensions

Height

15-7/8 in

Width

22-3/4 in

Provenance

Notes

Professors Edward Akeley (1894-1984) and Anna Akeley (1904-2004), West Lafayette, Indiana; donated to Purdue University Archives; transferred to Purdue University Galleries