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

Name/Title

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

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.386

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

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Acquisition

Accession

2026.09

Source or Donor

Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections

Acquisition Method

Transfer

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

Exhibition

The World Is Round: Selections From the Anna Akeley Collection (2025)