Derecho de pernada (Right to the First Night)

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

"Derecho de pernada (Right to the First Night)"

Entry/Object ID

1996.19.04

Description

This linocut is a scene with a man stepping out of a hut. He is walking over another body with their feet facing up. The man has an expressive angry face. Every line is carved with clean precision. The background and nature swirls with trees, the man's clothes curve in a way to highlight his clothing and the floor is carved to create direction and shadow.

Type of Print

Linocut

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

Leopoldo Mendez

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Linocut

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

17 in

Color

Black, White

Exhibition

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

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Derecho de permada (Right to the First Night) ' Leopoldo Mendez (1902-1969) Linocut, 1948