Xtol: Dance of the Ancient Mayan People, [Plate VII]
Acrylic On Canvas
WallArt
Ethnographic Illustration
1947
33.0 x 26.0 cm
Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections
Octavio Medellín (1907 – 1999)
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About this artwork
- Title: Xtol: Dance of the Ancient Mayan People, [Plate VII]
- Artist: Octavio Medellín
- Year: 1947
- Original dimensions: 33.0 x 26.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Southern Methodist University Libraries Digital Collections
- Medium type: WallArt
- Creative period: Mid-20th Century
- Corpus context: symbolic representation , mayan civilization study
Quick Facts
- Location: Dallas Museum of Art
- Title: Xtol: Dance of the Ancient Mayan People
- Artistic style: Simplified representation
- Year: 1947
- Subject or theme: Mayan culture
- Medium: Linocut and silkscreen
- Artist: Octavio Medellín