The Mexican Popular Arts

Date: Unknown (by 1933)

Medium: Woodcut

Dimensions (cm.): Information to be added

Variants: An impression in the collection of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, misspells Davis's first name as “Freed.” Méndez was evidently able to recarve a small area of the block to make the correction.

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Commentary: Frederick W. Davis (1877-1961) was a leading dealer of Mexican arts and crafts.  Beginning in the 1920s he managed the arts and antiques business of the Sonora News Company in the Palacio Iturbide at Avenida Madero 17 in the historic center of Mexico City. In 1933, he moved his shop to the Sanborn's store at Av. Madero 4. (Peter Schneider)

Comentario: Frederick W. Davis (1877-1961) fue un importante comerciante de artesanía mexicana. A partir de la década de 1920, dirigió el negocio de arte y antigüedades de la Sonora News Company en el Palacio Iturbide, situado en la Avenida Madero 17, en el centro histórico de la Ciudad de México. En 1933 trasladó su tienda al almacén Sanborns, en la Avenida Madero 4. (Peter Schneider)

Catalogue record number: 596