Requiem

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Requiem

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 375

Description

This lithograph is entirely in black and white, with shades of gray. Five figures are portrayed on the print. Going from left to right, a woman is kneeling faced away from the viewer, three people are standing faced away from the viewer, and one figure is sitting/laying with their face covered by their hands, facing towards the viewer. The figures facing away from the viewer are facing a dark black square with a lighter shaded frame that has two candles on it. The kneeling woman has two braids and is wearing a white shirt and a gray toned skirt. The three standing figures all are wearing cloaks. The figure facing the viewer is covered in a black cloak.

Type of Print

Lithograph

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

José Clemente Orozco

Role

Artist

Date made

1928

Time Period

20th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

Jose Clemente Orozco

Material/Technique

Written, In Artist's Hand

Type

Signature

Location

print front, bottom right

Transcription

J.C.O.

Material/Technique

Printed, In Artist's Hand

Type

Inscription

Location

print back, bottom right

Transcription

Edward S. Akeley Feb. 1958

Material/Technique

Written, Pencil

Notes

Blue pencil

Dimensions

Height

16 in

Width

22-5/8 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