Entrada del subway

Date: c. 1939-40

Medium: Intaglio

Dimensions (cm.): Information to be added

Alternate titles: Subway; Marcha

Published edition: Unknown

Contemporary publication: Unknown

Principal references: Information to be added

Selected public collections: BM; SBMA

Commentary: In this atypically surrealistic image, the heads of the commuters descending into the New York City subway are replaced by disks representing the nickels (five-cent coins) required for payment of the fare. (Peter Schneider)

Comentario: En esta imagen, de un surrealismo poco característico de Méndez, las cabezas de los usuarios que bajan al metro de Nueva York han sido sustituidas por discos que representan las monedas de cinco centavos necesarias para pagar el pasaje. (Peter Schneider)

Catalogue record number: 60