A color print of a light blue moon with a smiling face glowing behind the outline of a bed frame in front of a dark blue starry sky.

Moon Face

Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)

Date

1964
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph
Contributors

Printed by Kenneth Tyler
Dimensions

22 1/4 x 30 1/8 in.
Edition

20 artist's edition, 9 Tamarind impressions
Inscriptions

Recto:
signed l.l. on stone: Tamayo \ 0-64
signed and inscribed l.r. in graphite: Tamarind Imp \ R Tamayo
Verso:
numbered l.l. in graphite: 1193
Collection Name

Tamarind Lithography Workshop Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Ruth Carter Stevenson
Accession Number

1970.280
Copyright

© Tamayo Heirs / Mexico / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Night: Prints and Drawings from the Collection

January 19–May 19, 2013

This exhibition focuses on nocturnes, or rendered night scenes, from the Carter’s works-on-paper collection, highlighting the night as a constant source of artistic inspiration from the still quiet of abandoned places to the bright lights of the bustling city.

Location: Off view

Part of: Tamarind Lithography Workshop Collection

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