Hombre, luna y estrellas (Man, Moon and Stars)

Name/Title

Hombre, luna y estrellas (Man, Moon and Stars)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 386

Description

An abstract figure in a dark purple/ black is at the center of the piece, with a hand-shaped figure reaching from the figure. The figure has streaks of red in it. A black circle is hovering next to to the figure and it is outlined in yellow. The figure is surrounded with a purple and white background decorated with yellow constellations.

Type of Print

Color lithograph

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Rufino Tamayo

Role

Artist

Date made

1950

Time Period

20th Century

Edition

Edition

72/200

Edition Size

200

Edition Number

72

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Print number and run

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

72/200

Type

Signature

Location

Print front, bottom left

Transcription

Tamayo

Material/Technique

In Artist's Hand

Type

Title

Location

print back, top left

Transcription

Figure #1

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Type

Stamp

Location

print back, top left

Transcription

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ANTROPOLOGIA [illegible line split between print back and tissue paper] DIREC DE MONUMENTOS COLONIALES Y DE LA REP. 29 SEC. LICENCIAS EXPORTACIONES E IMPORTACIONES

Language

Spanish

Translation

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANTHROPOLOGY DIRECTORATE OF COLONIAL MONUMENTS AND OF THE REP. 29 SEC. LICENSES EXPORTS AND IMPORTS

Material/Technique

Stamped

Notes

blue rectangle stamp split half on the back of the print and Half on a pieces of tissue paper glued to the back

Type

Number

Location

mat back, top center; mat back, bottom left corner; print back, bottom left corner

Transcription

6

Material/Technique

Written

Type

Number

Location

print back, bottom right corner

Transcription

525. 36 13 12 ------- --------- 54.5 48

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Dimensions

Height

22-1/8 in

Width

15 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