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Zapotecs of the State of Oaxaca (A), from Mexican Costume by Carlos Mérida — VisualArtsDB

Zapotecs of the State of Oaxaca (A), from Mexican Costume

Zapotecs of the State of Oaxaca (A), from Mexican Costume

1941

Medium: Gouache and graphite stenciled drawing on illustration board
Dimensions: 42.6 × 34 cm (16 13/16 × 13 7/16 in.)
Genre: gouache
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)paintgouacheprints and drawingwatercolorcoating (material)water-base paint

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