ROW ONE Alfredo Zalce Title:"1886 1 de Mayo-1849 Gran Mitin..." Date: 1949 Medium: Line cut reproduction of a drawing in black with type in black and red. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 19.0" x 15.9" Sheet dimensions: 37.5" x 27.9" Prignitz number: 101 Reference:TGPpr, # 101, 319. Leopoldo Méndez Title: Homenaje a Benito Juárez Date: 1947 Medium: Line cut reproduction of ink drawing with type. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: Signature of Méndez reproduced at LR of drawing. Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 22.2" x 17.5" Sheet dimensions: 32.2" x 24.2" Prignitz number: 75 Reference:TGPpr, # 75, 317.TGPdoce, 18. LMasu, 38. LMdc, 200. Andrea LL-Gómez, UR-Elizabeth Catlett, UL-Óscar Frías y LR-Mariana Yampolsky Title: Homenaje a Cárdenas Date: 1956 Medium: Four relief prints, presumably linoleum cuts, with type. Alberto Beltrán y Fanny Rabel (Rabinowitz) Title: Israel Pablo O'Higgins and Francisco Mora Title: IV Congresso de la CTAL Date: 1953 Medium: Linoleum cut in black and red with type in black. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 25.1" x 26.2" Sheet dimensions: 37.6" x 27.7" Prignitz number: 157 Reference:TGPpr, # 157, 325.TGPmus, 192. Description:A promotional poster for the fourth congress of the CTAL (the Confederation of Latin American Workers.) Image shows workers, including a miner in the foreground, leading a parade for peace and national independence, presumably for Chile, where the conference is being held. |
ROW TWO Xavier Íñiguez Title: Instituto Regional de Bellas Artes de Cuernavaca Date: 1957 Medium: Linoleum cut in ochre and black with type in blue. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: In block at LR "Íñiguez-57." Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 19.7" x 23.6" Sheet dimensions: 27.7" x 37.6" Prignitz number: 200 Reference:TGPpr, # 200, 329. Alfredo Zalce Title: La Risa del Pueblo. El Retorno del 'Automovil Gris' Date: 1939 Medium: Lithograph with type (large type, and possibly all type, probably drawn on, or transferred to, stone.) Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 12.7" x 21.6" Sheet dimensions: 15.9" x 22.1" Prignitz number: 31 Reference:TGPpr, #31, 312.TGP60, 37.TGPmus, 199. LMcms, #176A.TGPgdea, 86. Description:A poster warning of the dangers of the fascist spaniards who supress the rights of the people in the interest of changing the direction of Mexico towards fascism. The image shows a carload of specific individuals leaving the scene of an assault or a rape who are on the 'committee for public salvation,' clearly using a false nationalism to achieve their ends. Alfredo Zalce Title: La URSS defiende las libertades del mundo. ¡Ayudémosla! Date: 1941 Medium:Two color lithograph with image in black and text in red. Edition: Reported to be 5,000 with 200 on better paper sold to defray printing costs. Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 17.2" x 22.5" Sheet dimensions: 18.4" x 26.7" Prignitz number: 49 Reference:TGPpr, # 49, 314.TGPdoce, 6,TGPmus, 186. Description:A dynamic poster supporting the USSR's struggle against fascism.The image shows an armed and determined soviet soldier in a charge.While the image was created in lithography, it looks more like a linocut. Only the stone marks at the top of the sheet give the technique of printmaking away. |
ROW THREE Francisco Mora Title: Libertemos a los Presos Politicos Date: 1953 José Chávez Morado Title: "La Risa del Pueblo" Con su Música a otra parte. Artist: Unknown Title: Las Semillas mejoradas del Maíz afirmarán tu Futuro Date: 1950 Medium: Linoleum cut with type Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 13.0" x 11.9" Sheet dimensions: 18.5" x 13.6" Prignitz number: 114 Reference:TGPpr, # 114, 320.TGPmus, 202. Description:A poster promoting the importance of selecting the best seed corn in order to insure superior crops in the future.The image shows a farmer peeling back a superior ear of corn with granaries in the background. Attributed to:Alberto Beltrán (possibly with Leopoldo Méndez) Title: (Study for) Vida y Drama de México Date: 1957 Medium:Water based pigment on paper (black, white, ochre, red and gray.) Edition: Unique |