Eduardo Kingman

Grinding Corn (indigenous Woman Grinding Corn)

Eduardo Kingman's original lithograph. "Grinding Corn" depicts an indigenous woman grinding corn. It is printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper and with full deckled margins as published by the Associated American Artists in New York, in 1947. This impression is signed by Eduardo Kingman in pencil along the lower right margin. A unifying theme of Kingman's art is the plight of Ecuador's indigenous peoples. Poverty and hardship was often brilliantly delineated in the expressiveness of his subject's hands and faces. This element is clearly seen in this great, original lithograph created by one of Ecuador's greatest twentieth century artists, Eduardo Kingman. The Dallas Museum of Art the and the Cleveland Museum of Art both list an impression of this original lithograph in their collection.

Grinding Corn (indigenous Woman Grinding Corn)

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Title:	Grinding Corn (Indigenous Woman Grinding Corn)
Artist:	Kingman, Eduardo (Loja, Ecuador, 1913 - 1998)
Date:	1947
Medium:	Original Lithograph
Publisher:	Associated American Artists, New York
Edition:	Limited Edition of Two Hundred and Fifty Impressions
Note:	Eduardo Kingman: One of Ecuador's greatest twentieth century artists, Eduardo Kingman first studied under Victor Mideros at the Escuela de Belles Artes, in Quito. Further studies took him to Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and finally to the San Francisco School of Fine Arts, California (1945-1946). Americans first became acquainted with Kingman's art in 1939, when he assisted Camilo Egas with the paintings and decorations for the Ecuadorian Pavilion at the New York World's Fair.
	For a period of twenty years, Eduardo Kingman held the post of principal professor at Quito's, Escuela de Belles Artes as well as Director of the Museo de Arte Colonial de Quito. In 1940, Kingman founded the Caspicara Gallery in Quito. At this time and later his original prints and paintings were exhibited internationally in such cities as Paris, Washington, San Francisco, Mexico City, Caracas and Bogata. Near the end of his career, Kingman was honoured with a one man exhibition of his art at the United Nations, New York.
Collections:	The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) lists an impression Eduardo Kingman's original lithograph. "Grinding Corn" in their collection, Object Number 1948.4. the Cleveland Museum of Art also lists an impression of "Grinding Corn" in their collection, Number: 1966.393.
	A unifying theme of Eduardo Kingman's paintings, lithographs and woodcuts is the plight of Ecuador's indigenous peoples. Poverty and hardship was often brilliantly delineated in the expressiveness of his subject's hands and faces. This element is clearly seen in this great, original lithograph which depicts a peasant woman grinding corn. Kingman was also active as a writer and social activist. His open defense of and sympathy for his country's downtrodden peoples was a vital and inseparable force in his art.
	Associated American Artists: An important American publisher, The Associated American Artists (A.A.A.), of New York was founded in the mid 1930's. It was to become a major force in the promotion of original graphic art (fine art prints), throughout the United States and other countries. This firm would also include original paintings, watercolors, and other media as part of their inventory in later years. The A.A.A. commissioned original graphic art from such great masters as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh and other major artists from around the world. It is known to have commissioned lithographs from Latin American artists such as Ignacio Aguirre, Francisco Dosamantes, Luis Arenal, Mariana Yampolsky, Leopoldo Mendez, Alfredo Zalce and others. A fine example is the portfolio entitled, Mexican People published by them in 1946. It contained 12 original lithographs by Mexican artists of the Taller de Grafica Popular (TGP), in Mexico City. That set included works by Angel Bracho, Francisco Mora, Raul Anguiano, Pablo O'Higgins, Isidoro O'Campo, Alfredo Zalce, Fernando Castro Pacheco, Leopoldo Mendez and Arturo Garcia. Grinding Corn was commissioned in 1947 by the Associated American Artists, New York.
Size:	12 5/8 X 10 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed & Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon thick, hand-made, laid paper and with full deckled margins as published by the Associated American Artists, New York, in 1947. Signed by the artist in pencil along the lower right margin. A fine impression and in excellent condition throughout. This original lithograph of Grinding Corn (Indigenous Woman Grinding Corn) represents a prime, original example of the famous art of Eduardo Kingman.
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