Untitled (Seated Female Figure)

Drawing

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Untitled (Seated Female Figure)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.160

Description

Pencil drawing of a young female figure sitting and holding her chest. Here eyes are downcast, and the viewer can make out a building and waterfowl in the background.

Artwork Details

Medium

Pencil, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jesus Guerrero Galvan

Role

Artist

Date made

1938

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

Mexico

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

lower right below image

Transcription

para Federico Canessi [illegible]

Language

Spanish

Translation

For Federico Canessi [illegible]

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Signature

Location

lower right below image

Transcription

J. Guerrero Galván

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Date

Location

lower right below image

Transcription

1938

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Dimensions

Dimension Description

sheet

Height

18 in

Width

13-1/2 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