The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1517-1521

1942

Miguel Covarrubias , Artist Bernal Diaz del Castillo , Author

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About the Artwork

Title The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1517-1521

Artwork Date 1942

Makers Miguel Covarrubias (Artist) Mexican, 1907 - 1957 Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Author) Spanish, 1496 - 1584

Medium Color illustrations on laid paper with marbled sheepskin binding

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Classification Prints

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of Barbara Wojcik

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2020.95

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Signed Signed, in red ink, on colophon: R. Loera C | Miguel Covarrubias | Harry Block

Marks Marked, watermark on title page: Eagle on prickly pear cactus devouring a bird, with letters below: COVARRUBIAS

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1942, purchased by Albert Wojcik;
by inheritence, to his daughter, Barbara Wojcik (1935-2020);
2020-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Bernal Diaz del Castillo; Miguel Covarrubias, The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1517-1521, 1942, color illustrations on laid paper with marbled sheepskin binding. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Barbara Wojcik, 2020.95.