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Jean Charlot
The Tortilla Maker (Book cover for Jean Charlot, Picture book; 32 original lithographs by Jean Charlot; inscriptions by Paul Claudel; translated into English by Elise Cavanna (New York: J. Becker, 1933)1933

Not on view
Flat book cover printed in terracotta ink on tan card stock, with a gestural line drawing of a winged figure on the back and hand-lettered publication details on the front
Artist or Maker
Jean Charlot
France, active Mexico, New York, and Hawaii, 1898-1979
Title
The Tortilla Maker (Book cover for Jean Charlot, Picture book; 32 original lithographs by Jean Charlot; inscriptions by Paul Claudel; translated into English by Elise Cavanna (New York: J. Becker, 1933)
Date Made
1933
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
11 × 18 in. (27.94 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Accession Number
AC1997.LWN.459
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art