Object Record
Images
Metadata
Artist |
Greenwood, Marion |
Title |
Tehuana Mother |
Medium |
lithograph on paper, 92/100 |
Date |
circa 1950 |
Description |
Marion Greenwood (Brooklyn 1909-1970 Woodstock, New York) Tehuana Mother, circa 1950 Lithograph on paper, 92/100 14 x 11 inches Knoxville Museum of Art, 2012 anonymous gift in honor of David Butler Greenwood was a prominent artist during the mid-20th century whose art focused on working class life. She traveled extensively, studying with famed muralist Diego Rivera in Mexico, and shared her mentor's interest in using art as a vehicle for commenting on social and political realities. She came to Knoxville in the mid 1950s as artist in residence at the University of Tennessee, and was commissioned to produce a large mural painting on music traditions across the state. Tehuana Mother represents Greenwood's work as a printmaker, and her longstanding commitment to portraying ordinary people from diverse cultures with strength and dignity. |
Catalog Number |
2012.11.01 |
Search Terms |
Lithographs Prints Paper Mothers Children Portrait prints Portraits Women Artists |
Credit line |
Anonymous gift in honor of David Butler |