A man and a woman dance lively to the jota while wearing traditional, regional costumes and playing castanets, while musicians in the background play stringed instruments.

La Jota

Artist Mildred Rackley (American, 1906 - 1992)

Publisher/Publishing House Works Progress Administration - Federal Arts Project (1935 - 1943)

Date1935-1943

MediumWoodcut

Dimensionsmat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
sheet: 11 15/16 x 15 3/4 in. (30.3 x 40 cm)
image: 9 1/16 x 12 1/16 in. (23 x 30.6 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Corbin S. Carnell, in memory of E. Muriel Adams

Object number1992.11.123

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Visual DescriptionA man and a woman dance lively to the jota while wearing traditional, regional costumes and playing castanets, while musicians in the background play stringed instruments.

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