Ferrari, León. Square, 1982, signed 2008. diazotype, Image: 90.3 x 90.5 cm (35 9/16 x 35 5/8 in.); Sheet: 98.3 x 98.2 cm (38 11/16 x 38 11/16 in.). Gift of the Leon Ferrari Foundation, 2019.197. Copyrighted undefined.

Square

1982, signed 2008

León Ferrari

León Ferrari (Argentinian, 1920–2013)

Prints

Heliographs: Square, 1982, signed 2008. León Ferrari (Argentinian, 1920–2013). Diazotype; image: 90.3 x 90.5 cm (35 9/16 x 35 5/8 in.); sheet: 98.3 x 98.2 cm (38 11/16 x 38 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Leon Ferrari Foundation 2019.197 © León Ferrari This print belongs to a series that Argentinian artist León Ferrari made while living in exile in Brazil after a military dictatorship took hold in his native country. He presented aspects of São Paulo’s layout from an aerial perspective—here, figures walk within areas of squares and stripes. Ferrari folded the prints and mailed them to friends throughout the world while separated from his homeland. León Ferrari created this print with a photo-based printing process used for making blueprints.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Ferrari, León
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: diazotype
Medium: diazotype
Dimensions: Image: 90.3 x 90.5 cm (35 9/16 x 35 5/8 in.); Sheet: 98.3 x 98.2 cm (38 11/16 x 38 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: inscribed at lower left, in black ink: x/∞; in red ink: 20 “SIN TITULO” 14/11/82 “CUADRADO”; in black ink: león ferrari 2008
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 2019.197
Credit Line: Gift of the Leon Ferrari Foundation
Exhibitions: A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined