Hennequen Plant in Yucatán

1947

Alfredo Zalce

Associated Names
Alfredo Zalce

Artist, Mexican, 1908 - 2003

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of an industrial scene with workers engaged in manual labor. The focal point is a mechanical contraption with conveyer belts moving materials. In the background, there are workers and an arched structure resembling a factory. Some workers are gathered around a table, possibly working with the materials. The use of shading and pencil strokes adds depth to the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow, 1968)

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.94 × 35.08 cm (11 × 13 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 38.42 × 44.77 cm (15 1/8 × 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1509

  • Portfolio Title

    Mexican People

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 104, no. 927.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Alfredo Zalce-; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Hennequen Plant in Yucatan

Markings

stamped upper left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77013398

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