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The Magician’s Message

1971
20th century
740 x 545 mm (29.1 x 21.5 in.)

José Luis Cuevas, Mexican, b. born 1934

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Color lithograph on wove paper

Print impression quality: Very good

Series: Number 11 from suite of six lithographs Cuevas Comedies

Edition: 6/25; the portfolio was printed from 1 October 1971 through 25 January 1972 by Ernest De Soto, Kathryn Clark, Jack Jernigan, Lyle Matoush, Voorhees Mount, Michael Sandgren, and David Moore at the Collectors Press, San Francisco; this sheet was printed 14 October 1971. The DAC’s portfolio is incomplete.

Marks: Signed and dated, lower right: “Cuevas / 71”

Credit Line: Gift of Donna K. and Walter E. Donaghy (BA Wesleyan 1963), 2001

Accession Number: 2001.9.3.3

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magic*, magicians*, occult sciences*

magic - Study and practice of ritual activities intended to control or influence human or natural events through the invocation of external and impersonal mystical forces beyond the ordinary human sphere; typical ritual activities include the manipulation of special objects and the recitation of spells. [October 1994 scope note added; related term added.]
magicians - Those who practice magic. [October 1994 descriptor added.]
occult sciences - Range of studies, theories, and practices involving a belief in and knowledge or use of supernatural forces or beings, the goal of practice being the manipulation or subversion of natural laws to achieve some desired purpose. [November 1994 related term added. October 1994 scope note added; lead-in terms added; alternate term added. July 1994 related term added. January 1994 related term added.]

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image Dimensions: 740 x 545 mm (29.1 x 21.5 in.)

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José Luis Cuevas, Mexican, b. born 1934 . The Magician’s Message, 1971. From Cuevas Comedies. Color lithograph on wove paper. image : 740 x 545 mm (29.1 x 21.5 in.). Sheet : 770 x 570 mm (30.3 x 22.4 in.). DAC accession number 2001.9.3.3. Gift of Donna K. and Walter E. Donaghy (BA Wesleyan 1963), 2001.

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