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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Tortilla Maker

1937

Jean Charlot

Associated Names

Jean Charlot

Artist, American, born France, 1898 - 1979

American Artists Group

Publisher

The image shows an abstract representation of two figures – an adult seated with their head bowed and arms extended, and a baby nestled on the adult's back. Both figures have minimalistic facial features and are covered in blankets. The adult holds a bowl, and the background is dark and textured, highlighting the lighter figures in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Dimensions

image: 34.61 × 22.23 cm (13 5/8 × 8 3/4 in.)
sheet: 44.13 × 31.59 cm (17 3/8 × 12 7/16 in.)
Accession Number

2008.115.1209

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2016

Three Centuries of American Prints: from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington; National Gallery in Prague, Prague 1; Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City; Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, 2016 - 2017, no. 95.

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: Jean Charlot 37; lower right in stone: ©

Wikidata ID

Q76550260

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