Alebrijes · Works in collections
Winged Dragon (Alebrije)
Attribution confirmed Felipe Linares Mendoza
The museum records “Felipe Linares (Mexican, born 1936)” and the piece is signed “Felipe Linares”. The birth year matches Felipe Linares Mendoza’s.
A winged cartonería dragon held by the Brooklyn Museum since 2003, through the bequest of Richard J. Kempe. It is signed by the maker, an uncommon practice in popular cartonería, and classified by the museum as sculpture. It is not on view.
Object details
- Maker
- Felipe Linares Mendoza
- Year
- To be confirmed
- Materials and technique
- Papier-mâché and pigment.
- Dimensions
- 62.9 × 68.6 × 39.4 cm
- Collection
- Brooklyn Museum, New York (Arts of the Americas)
- Inventory
- 2003.29
- Availability
- Institutional collection
Provenance and exhibitions: Bequest of Richard J. Kempe, 2003; Brooklyn Museum, accession number 2003.29.
Sources
- Winged Dragon (Alebrije, Sp.), Felipe Linares, 2003.29, Brooklyn Museum
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