Men building a school

1931

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (32 × 21 cm) Image: 10 1/16 × 3 9/16 in. (25.5 × 9 cm)
Collection no.: 31.91.22
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Men building a school — Leopoldo Méndez. 1931.

Medium: Wood engraving. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 5/8 × 8 1/4 in. (32 × 21 cm) Image: 10 1/16 × 3 9/16 in. (25.5 × 9 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931.

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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