Artist Monograph

José Luis Cuevas, Mexican

Mexican, 1934–2017

Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Lithography 65 82.3%
Screenprint 10 12.7%
Drawing 2 2.5%
Watercolor 1 1.3%
Other Media 1 1.3%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 78 98.7%
Architecture & Design 1 1.3%

Production by Decade

1
1940s
5
1950s
56
1960s
11
1970s
6
1980s

Classification Types

  • Print — 40
  • Illustrated Book — 35
  • Drawing — 3
  • Design — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)79.9%
Medium (30–100 cm)6490.1%

Range: 18.1 cm → 77.7 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19542
19561
19573
196313
196914
19729
197430
19771
19856

Mexican Contemporaries

  1. 251 José Guadalupe Posada
  2. 159 Leopoldo Méndez
  3. 94 Diego Rivera
  4. 76 Rufino Tamayo
  5. 66 Alfredo Zalce