GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Printed in Paris at the International Guild of Amateur Printers in 1950, Rufino Tamayo’s lithograph meditates on one of his often revisited themes: the interaction of man and bird. The avian motif recurs in the Mexican artist’s oeuvre, signaling both peace and aggression. Tamayo, a bird keeper, used the feathered, winged creatures in his work to redefine Mexican national identity.
Excerpt from
Erin Piñon, Tower Gallery: Latin American Art, Label text [1996.61 and 2003.29.3], 2017.
NOTES
Tower Gallery: Latin American Art, 2017.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Tamayo_Rufino: ULAN: 500024331
Cultures
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Mexico City (Mexico): TGN: 7007227
Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Process/materials
color lithographs: AAT: 300041383
lithographs (planographic prints): AAT: 300041379
lithography: AAT: 300053271
chromolithographs: AAT: 300041384
chromolithography: AAT: 300053272
Mixografia (R) (embossed prints): AAT: 300265654
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
prints (visual works): AAT: 300041273
works on paper: AAT: 300189621
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
male: AAT: 300189559
men (male humans): AAT: 300025928
skeletons (animal components): AAT: 300191778
abstract: AAT: 300108127
abstraction: AAT: 300056508
bodies (human and animal components): AAT: 300404640
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric abstraction: AAT: 300056509
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
form (composition concepts): AAT: 300056272
background: AAT: 300056369
outlines (linear form): AAT: 300124267
contrast: AAT: 300260079
printmaking: AAT: 300131119
guilds: AAT: 300025988
theme: AAT: 300195523
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
symbol: AAT: 300055878
peace: AAT: 300260027
violence: AAT: 300192799
identity: AAT: 300257052
moon: AAT: 300386951
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
stars (extraterrestrial bodies): AAT: 300387654
stars (motifs): AAT: 300009811
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until d. 1995: Elsa von Seggern, Dallas (d. 1995) [1], [2]
1995-1996: D.E. (Gene) Saur, Jr., Dallas, executor, the estate of the above (d. 1995), by bequest [1], [2], [3]
From 1996: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Elsa von Seggern, because of her love and respect for the arts, by her estate [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is letter from Kelly E. Roach, John L. Roach, Inc. Attorneys at Law, Dallas, to Dallas Museum of Art (dated May 17, 1995, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Will of Elsa von Seggern (n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The main source for this provenance is Committee on Collections Record (dated April 16, 1996, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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General Description
Printed in Paris at the International Guild of Amateur Printers in 1950, Rufino Tamayo’s lithograph meditates on one of his often revisited themes: the interaction of man and bird. The avian motif recurs in the Mexican artist’s oeuvre, signaling both peace and aggression. Tamayo, a bird keeper, used the feathered, winged creatures in his work to redefine Mexican national identity.
Excerpt from
Erin Piñon, Tower Gallery: Latin American Art, Label text [1996.61 and 2003.29.3], 2017.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
Notes
Tower Gallery: Latin American Art, 2017.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Tamayo_Rufino: ULAN: 500024331
Cultures
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Mexico City (Mexico): TGN: 7007227
Paris (France): TGN: 7008038
Process/materials
color lithographs: AAT: 300041383
lithographs (planographic prints): AAT: 300041379
lithography: AAT: 300053271
chromolithographs: AAT: 300041384
chromolithography: AAT: 300053272
Mixografia (R) (embossed prints): AAT: 300265654
embossing (technique): AAT: 300053826
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
prints (visual works): AAT: 300041273
works on paper: AAT: 300189621
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
human figures: AAT: 300404114
male: AAT: 300189559
men (male humans): AAT: 300025928
skeletons (animal components): AAT: 300191778
abstract: AAT: 300108127
abstraction: AAT: 300056508
bodies (human and animal components): AAT: 300404640
geometric shape: AAT: 300263819
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric abstraction: AAT: 300056509
circles (plane figures): AAT: 300055627
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
form (composition concepts): AAT: 300056272
background: AAT: 300056369
outlines (linear form): AAT: 300124267
contrast: AAT: 300260079
printmaking: AAT: 300131119
guilds: AAT: 300025988
theme: AAT: 300195523
animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
avian (attribute / bird-like): DMA
symbol: AAT: 300055878
peace: AAT: 300260027
violence: AAT: 300192799
identity: AAT: 300257052
moon: AAT: 300386951
suns (stars): AAT: 300379806
stars (extraterrestrial bodies): AAT: 300387654
stars (motifs): AAT: 300009811
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until d. 1995: Elsa von Seggern, Dallas (d. 1995) [1], [2]
1995-1996: D.E. (Gene) Saur, Jr., Dallas, executor, the estate of the above (d. 1995), by bequest [1], [2], [3]
From 1996: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Elsa von Seggern, because of her love and respect for the arts, by her estate [1], [2], [3], [4]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is letter from Kelly E. Roach, John L. Roach, Inc. Attorneys at Law, Dallas, to Dallas Museum of Art (dated May 17, 1995, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The main source for this provenance is Will of Elsa von Seggern (n.d., copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[4] The main source for this provenance is Committee on Collections Record (dated April 16, 1996, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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