Lo Imprevisto (The Unforeseen)

Name/Title

Lo Imprevisto (The Unforeseen)

Entry/Object ID

Akeley Archive 219

Description

A young girl stands in the forefront, looking at the viewer. The figure of an adult man with his head hidden approaches her from behind. The girl's design contains color while the man's figure is in black and white. The background of the image is colored in pink while the foreground, and anywhere the man has already passed, is in black.

Type of Print

Etching

Artwork Details

Medium

ink, Paper

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Leticia Tarragó

Role

Artist

Date made

circa 1960 - circa 1990

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Mexico City

Country

Mexico

Edition

Edition Size

50

Edition Number

3

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Title, Print number and run

Location

lower left

Transcription

8/50 Lo Imprevisto

Language

Spanish

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Type

Signature

Location

lower right below plate

Transcription

Leticia Tarragó

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

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

Revolutionary Images (2026)