A hand printed woodcut image of five women standing in line
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Simplified, semi abstract shapes in black, printed on orange paper depict stylized figures of five women standing side by side. They each wear long floor length dresses with long head shawls that drape over their heads and wrap around their shoulders down to their waists. One woman at left is closest to us, the others just behind in line with her diagonally back to the right. They are all facing us, looking off to the right, their faces indicated by short bold lines for eyes, noses and mouths. Sweeping crescent shapes show the folds of their shawls, and cross hatched lines show the pattern on their dresses.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.314.9
People
David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican (Chihuahua, Mexico 1896 - 1974 Cuernavaca, Mexico)
Title
Five Women Standing in a Row
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: 13 Grabados
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1930-1931
Culture
Mexican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54223

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Woodcut printed in black ink on thin orange wove paper
Technique
Woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 15.3 x 11.5 cm (6 x 4 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Permanent transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Harvard University, Transfer from Tozzer Library
Copyright
© David Alfaro Siqueiros / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.314.9
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
Permissions

The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/18/2019 - 10/17/2019

Related Objects

Verification Level

This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu