MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS OIL ON PAPER (1904-1957)
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MEASUREMENTS:41"HX31"W FRAMED, MINT CONDITION/"in the style of"Miguel Covarrubias, also known as José Miguel Covarrubias Duclaud was a Mexican painter, caricaturist, illustrator, ethnologist and art historian. Along with his American colleague Matthew W. Stirling, he was the co-discoverer of the Olmec civilization. iguel's artwork and celebrity caricatures have been featured in The New Yorker.The linear nature of his drawing style was highly influential to other caricaturists such as Al Hirschfeld. Miguel's first book of caricatures The Prince of Wales and Other Famous Americans was a hit, though not all his subjects were thrilled that his sharp, pointed wit was aimed at them. He immediately fell in love with the Harlem jazz scene, which he frequented with Rosa and friends including Eugene O'Neill and Nickolas Muray. He counted many notables among his friends including Zora Neale Hurston, Langston Hughes and W.C. Handy for whom he also illustrated books. /Private collection, no documentation.
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MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS OIL ON PAPER (1904-1957)
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