July 18 through October 18, 2015
The San Antonio Museum of Art will present Miguel Covarrubias: Culture and Caricature, July 18 through October 18, 2015. Approximately 140 works of art will be on view during this special exhibition, including recently acquired drawings and watercolor gouache renderings. These works of art are selected from the Museum’s permanent collection, as well as works from the Library of Congress, the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, and Yale University.
Covarrubias moved to New York from Mexico in 1924 at the age of 19. He became an influential illustrator for Vanity Fair and the New Yorker. He distinguished himself internationally as a painter, caricaturist, archaeologist, writer, cartographer, illustrator, and set designer. He is renowned as one of the most important artists of the first half of the twentieth century.
The exhibition will also display a selection of Pre-Columbian and Mexican folk art material from the Museum’s permanent collection as a tribute to the 30-year friendship between Covarrubias and Nelson Rockefeller and their mutual love for Mexican folk art. The exhibition will be further enhanced by a rare collection of books written and/or illustrated by Covarrubias and will also include historical photographs.
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The San Antonio Museum of Art is housed in the historic Lone Star Brewery on the Museum Reach of the San Antonio Riverwalk. The collection contains nearly 30,000 works representing 5,000 years of history and cultures from around the world.
Image Credits:
Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican, 1904 - 1957
Self Portrait Caricature, mid- 20th century
Pencil on paper, h. 5 in. (12.7 cm); w. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Lillie and Roy Cullen Endowment Fund, 2014.15.78
Photography by Peggy Tenison
Miguel Covarrubias
Mexican, 1904 - 1957
Giant Anteater Illustration from "John and Juan in the Jungle", mid- 20th century
Watercolor on paper, h. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); w. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Lillie and Roy Cullen Endowment Fund, 2014.15.36
Photography by Peggy Tenison
