Lola Cueto
Lola Cueto was a Mexican painter, marionetteist, university teacher and printmaker (1897–1978). She was born at Azcapotzalco and died at Mexico City.
Also recorded as Lola de Cueto; Dolores Vásquez Rivas de Cueto; Dolores Vasquez Rivas de Cueto; Lola de Vélasquez Cueto; Lola de Velasquez Cueto; María Dolores Velázquez Rivas.
Lola Cueto in brief
- Born
- 1897
- Died
- 1978
- Known for
- painter, marionetteist, university teacher and printmaker
- Place of birth
- Azcapotzalco
Contents
Identity and origins
Lola Cueto was recorded at birth as María Dolores Velázquez Rivas. The authorities additionally record the headings Lola de Cueto, Dolores Vásquez Rivas de Cueto, Dolores Vasquez Rivas de Cueto, Lola de Vélasquez Cueto and Lola de Velasquez Cueto. Her recorded language was Spanish.
She married Germán Cueto. One child is recorded: Mireya Cueto.
Catalogued works
6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Their recorded dates run from 1928 to 1946.
India oaxaqueña, dated 1928, held by Colección Andrés Blaisten. Mexican folk puppets. A Clown, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), dated 1946 (published 1947), etching and aquatint, proof, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.688(41). A King, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), dated 1946 (published 1947), etching and aquatint, proof, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.688(60). Articulated doll, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), dated 1946 (published 1947), etching and aquatint, proof, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.688(71). A Black Man, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), dated 1946 (published 1947), etching and aquatint; proof, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 46.46.688(49).
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
Colección Andrés Blaisten: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 72 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.
Velasquez-Cueto, Lola, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1897Lola Cueto born at Azcapotzalco.
- 1928India oaxaqueña (Colección Andrés Blaisten).
- 1946A Clown, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1946A King, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1946Articulated doll, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1946A Black Man, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art).
- 1978Lola Cueto died at Mexico City.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Open Library author record for Lola Cueto (Internet Archive), 1 catalogued work.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
Consult the source - 2.
Velasquez-Cueto, Lola, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Lola Cueto (72 objects).
museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Consult the source - 4.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1868638: Lola Cueto
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 5.
“Lola Cueto”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
Consult the source
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