The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Square

Square

1982, signed 2008
(Argentinian, 1920–2013)
Argentina
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
© León Ferrari
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

León Ferrari created this print with a photo-based printing process used for making blueprints.

Description

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.
  • 1982-2013
    Studio of the artist
    2013-2019
    Estate of the artist, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH through Sicardi Ayers Bacino, Houston, TX
    2019-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Square|url=false|author=León Ferrari|year=1982, signed 2008|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2019.197