Taxco, Mexico

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Taxco, Mexico

Entry/Object ID

2026.09.407

Description

Boy sitting outside doorway labeled 26, he is playing a flute. There is a dog standing in front of him and a figure entering the doorway.

Type of Print

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

Yasuo Kuniyoshi 国吉康雄

Role

Artist

Manufacturer

George C. Miller and Son, Lithographers

Date made

1935

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

New York City, NY

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom right corner

Transcription

Yasuo Kuniyoshi 1935

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Print number and run

Location

bottom left corner of artwork, underneath the back legs of the dog

Translation

30p.

Material/Technique

Pencil

Type

Title

Location

bottom left

Transcription

Taxco

Type

Note

Location

Bottom middle

Transcription

18 x 22

Dimensions

Height

15-1/4 in

Width

20-3/4 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