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Here's another Vanity Fair cover by Miguel Covarrubias, from February 1933. I wouldn't have known without the caption* that FDR's Valentine was his veep John Nance Garner. Great caricatures!

*Canadians don't need to know stuff like this.

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2020-11-25

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Miguel Covarrubias
Vanity Fair, November 1st, 1934

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2020-11-25

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Miguel Covarrubias
Vanity Fair, November 1st, 1934

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2020-11-25

Miguel Covarrubias, born November 22, 1904. Photograph of MC by Carl Van Vechten; Covarrubias artwork: cover of Langston Hughes' Weary Blues, caricatures of W.C. Handy and Alfred Stieglitz search digital collections: https://t.co/IHdzUe97Ff

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2020-11-22

November 22, 1904: Mexican painter, caricaturist, and illustrator Miguel Covarrubias is born.

Throughout the 1920's, Miguel's unique illustrations could be found in magazines like Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.

🎨 "Elephants in the Jungle" 🐘

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2020-11-22


Ivan T. Sanderson, a foundation grandfather of cryptozoology, collaborated with the midcentury pre-tiki artist/naturalist/archaeologist Miguel Covarrubias, for ITS’ children’s book, John and Juan in the Jungle (1953). ~ cc:

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2020-11-12

For context, I've been mauling over this Miguel Covarrubias painting trying to decipher why it looks so familiar and well

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2020-09-14

Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957) was a Mexican illustrator who at the age of 19, moved to New York. It did not take long before he quickly caught the eye of the New York art scene, and eventually the friendship of many of the prominent figures of the Harlem Renaissance.

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2020-09-07

alto artista miguel covarrubias!!! referente total <3

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2020-08-06

Esclavos y coronel, de Miguel Covarrubias.

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2020-03-24

In memoriam el mexicano

José Miguel Covarrubias

Ciudad de México, 22 de noviembre de 1904
- 3 de febrero de 1957

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2020-02-04

November 22, 1904: Mexican painter, caricaturist, and illustrator Miguel Covarrubias is born.

Throughout the 1920's, Miguel's unique illustrations could be found in magazines like Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.

🎨 "Elephants in the Jungle" 🐘

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2019-11-23

Happy 📖 to 'True Grit'!

From George Bellows to Miguel Covarrubias, this volume examines early 20th c. American printmaking, which frequently focused on the crowded, chaotic, and gritty modern city. https://t.co/wNcTgAJZnL

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2019-10-23

Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, 1904-1957) - Elefantes en la selva [Elephants in the Jungle], c.1932.

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2019-08-22

Yo ho
I'm Edgar Covarrubias and I draw colorful illustrations & comics. ✏️
📧edgar.com
⭐️https://t.co/Qjp3OpjqwO
⭐️https://t.co/41l2M5tXJx

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2019-07-10

500 years ago on this fateful day (Feb 10th 1519) Cortés set sail hurriedly from Cuba to conquer Mexico. How different the world would be if Diego Velazquez, governor of Cuba, had succeeded in stopping him... https://t.co/eJlrPML8oh (Illustration by Miguel Covarrubias)

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2019-02-10