Francisco Dosamantes

Mayan Women Weaving
1947

A black and white illustration depicting two women in ancient Greek attire operating a large vertical loom. The woman on the left is reaching up to adjust the threads, while the woman on the right holds a bar steady. Both are focused on their task, and the scene is rendered with detailed shading to emphasize the texture of the fabric and the figures' serene expressions.
A black and white illustration depicting two women in ancient Greek attire operating a large vertical loom. The woman on the left is reaching up to adjust the threads, while the woman on the right holds a bar steady. Both are focused on their task, and the scene is rendered with detailed shading to emphasize the texture of the fabric and the figures' serene expressions.

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Date
1947

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 16 1/4 × 11 11/16in. (41.3 × 29.7 cm) Image: 12 7/8 × 8 3/4in. (32.7 × 22.2 cm)

Accession number
2004.749

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller & Son; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/20031

Francisco Dosamantes
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