Artwork
Printing Blocks
Artist
Jose Francisco Borges
(Brazilian, born 1935)
DepartmentLatin American Art
Dateca. 1960-1985
MediumWood and rubber
Dimensions90.49.1: 4 5/8 × 3 1/16 × 7/8 in. (11.7 × 7.8 × 2.2 cm)
90.49.2: 4 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.9 × 2.2 cm)
90.49.3: 3 7/8 × 3 1/16 × 7/8 in. (9.8 × 7.8 × 2.2 cm)
chapbooks: 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (15.9 × 11.4 cm)
90.49.2: 4 1/4 × 3 1/8 × 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.9 × 2.2 cm)
90.49.3: 3 7/8 × 3 1/16 × 7/8 in. (9.8 × 7.8 × 2.2 cm)
chapbooks: 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (15.9 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds provided by the Friends of Folk Art
Object number90.49.1-3
GeographyPlace madeCaruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America
DescriptionThree hand-carved, rectangular wood blocks.
90.49.1: Three figures, one sawing wood.
90.49.2: Blacksmith at anvil with bearded man and monkey.
90.49.3: Seated female facing small building.ProvenanceSold by street vendor in Caruaru, Brazil.Inscriptions90.49.3 - "DILIA"Not on view
Collections
Follower of Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes
Culture: Spanish
19th century
Late 18th Century- Early 19th Century
Late 18th Century - Early 19th Century
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