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Miguel Covarrubias
Grandmother Reading (Abuela leyendo)1979

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Graphite drawing of a stout woman seated in a rounded armchair, reading a book that covers her face, rendered in a caricature style with exaggerated rounded forms

Miguel Covarrubias, Grandmother Reading (Abuela leyendo), 1979, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Miguel Covarrubias
Title
Grandmother Reading (Abuela leyendo)
Date Made
1979
Medium
Ink on paper
Dimensions
10 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (26.6 × 22.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Accession Number
AC1997.LWN.287
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art