Ida y Vuelta (Going and Returning), Juan Genovés

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Juan Genovés, Ida y Vuelta (Going and Returning)
Juan Genovés, Ida y Vuelta (Going and Returning)
Juan Genovés
Ida y Vuelta (Going and Returning)
1971
Juan Genovés, artist
1930–2020
Ida y Vuelta (Going and Returning), 1971
Portfolio/Series title: EL Lugar Y El Tiempo (The Place and the Time)
Where object was made: Spain
Material/technique: aquatint; Arches® wove paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 315 x 441 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 3/8 x 17 3/8 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 503 x 659 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 13/16 x 25 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 24 x 32 in
Credit line: Gift of Mr. James W. Dye through the Martin S. Ackerman Foundation
Accession number: 1979.0119.04
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Teaching Gallery Label: “Changing the World: Images of Revolution,” Feb-2009, Kate Meyer As a child Genovese witnessed the Spanish Civil War firsthand. His family sided with the anti-fascist Republicans. Shortly after completing El Lugar Y El Tiempo, Genoves was instrumental in organizing an exhibition in Milan to support the cause against General Franco, who was still Spain’s fascist dictator. The stark silhouettes in Ida y Vuelta suggest aggressively political crowds that rally and advance. Exhibition Label: "Printed Art and Social Radicalism," Jun-2002, Stephen Goddard Genoves was born in Valencia, Spain. As a child he witnessed the Spanish Civil War firsthand. His family sided with the anti-fascist Republicans. Shortly after completing El Lugar Y El Tiempo, Genoves was instrumental in organizing an exhibition in Milan to support the cause against General Franco, who was still Spain’s fascist dictator. The stark silhouettes in El Lugar Y El Tiempo (a portfolio of ten prints) suggest aggressively political crowds that rally and advance.