'Asi', two young children eating on the floor in front of a table upon which is a dead weevil, illustration for the 'Monografía del Gorgojo'

1942

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (34.3 × 22.2 cm) Image: 7 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (18.5 × 16.6 cm)
Collection no.: 46.46.89
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

'Asi', two young children eating on the floor in front of a table upon which is a dead weevil, illustration for the 'Monografía del Gorgojo' — Leopoldo Méndez. 1942.

Medium: Linocut. Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (34.3 × 22.2 cm) Image: 7 5/16 × 6 9/16 in. (18.5 × 16.6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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