VIII. The Cats (Los gatos)
Artist
Walter Solón Romero
(Bolivian, 1923-1999)
Publisher/Publishing House
Universidad Mayor de San Francisco Xavier
CultureBolivian
Date1958
MediumCement engraving
Dimensionssheet: 15 5/8 x 12 3/16 in. (39.7 x 31 cm)
image: 11 x 8 5/8 in. (27.9 x 21.9 cm)
image: 11 x 8 5/8 in. (27.9 x 21.9 cm)
Classificationsprints
Credit LineGift of Louis A. Pérez, Jr.
Object number2009.30.2.8
DescriptionOne of 12 prints from a portfolio. The artist's name abbreviated on the cover as W. Solon R.A Town in the Wind (Pueblo al Viento) portfolio, consisting of:
Portfolio Cover with cement engraving: My Friend Pepe (cover) (Mi amigo Pepe (portada))
Indice [index on right cover overflap]
Advertencia [on verso of cover image]
Walter Solón Romero [loose-leaf biographical page]
And the following twelve cement engravings printed on paper:
I.With a Knot in Hope (Con un nudo en la esperanza) - An adult cradles a child.
II.Good Night (Noche buena) - A family lurks in a doorway.
III.The Land Is Called Negligence (La tierra se llama olvido) - A woman covers a child with a cloth as other children approach.
IV.Girls (Niñas) - Two females, one holding a child.
V.Fight (Agárrate) - Two children ride a soapbox contraption.
VI. Boys Playing (Niños jugando) - Two children fly a kite.
VII.Gallop on the Andes (Galope sobre los Andes) - Two horses in armor.
VIII.The Cats (Los gatos)
IX.Hungry Dogs (Perros hambrientos) - Two dogs fight.
X.Angry Dog (Perro furioso) - Two cows and a dog.
XI.Condors and Snow (Cóndores y nieve) - Group of birds.
XII.Rooster Quarrel (Riña de gallos) - Two roosters.
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