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COVARRUBIAS, Miguél (1904-1957) Mexican artist, cartoonist.
          Born Mexico City, Mexico, 4 February 1904.
          Exhibited extensively gouache and watercolors at
          Chicago Art Institute (1934-1939).
          Died Mexico City, Mexico, 6 February 1957.

          M   E   D   A   L   S
1947 Viking Fund Medal (designed by Covarrubias,
          modeled by Rene Chambellan). . . . . . . . .  MAco 1947-012-001
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  J&J 19:816
          Exhibited: AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Paris (1957). . . . 189
1947 Viking Fund Medal (designed by Miguel Covarrubias;
          modeled by Chambellan) . . . . . . . . . . .  MAco 1947-012-002

          B I O G R A P I C A L  R E F E R E N C E S

B3  {1960} Who Was Who, p 188.
101 {1951} Stewart (Virginia) 45 Contemporary Mexican Artists: A 20th Century             
          Renaissance. Stamford, CA: Stamford Univ Press, 1951.
P30 {1957} New York Times (6 February) 25:1 (obituary).
AE2 {1990} Falk, Art Institute of Chicago, p 237.
BF2 {1999} Falk. Who Was Who in American Art, p 1:750.
D3a {2006} Benezit.Dictionary of Artists, p 4:109-110.

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

AF7 {1957} F.I.D.E.M. Exhibition Catalog 7th Congress Paris (1957) 189, p 20.
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