Untitled (Seated Girl)

Drawing

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Untitled (Seated Girl)

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.406

Description

Female figure sitting in front of a tall building. She has one hand on her breast and the other with her index and middle finger outstretched. Behind her to the left is a swan. In the bottom right corner there is an inscription. on the back at the edge of the paper there is another inscription.

Type of Drawing

Pencil

Artwork Details

Medium

Graphite, 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

Signature

Location

Bottom right

Transcription

J Guerrero Galván 1939

Dimensions

Height

18-1/8 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