Art, literature & historyThe Piñata
1935
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Linocut on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 29.2 × 22.2 cm (11 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 35.4 × 32 cm (13 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1942.697
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Piñata — Leopoldo Méndez. 1935.
Medium: Linocut on paper. Dimensions: Image/plate: 29.2 × 22.2 cm (11 1/2 × 8 3/4 in.); Sheet: 35.4 × 32 cm (13 15/16 × 12 5/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.