Object number:
2010.54.2891
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
The Revolutionary (firing squad)
Maker:
Leopoldo Mendez
Date made:
1946
Material / Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 15.75 in, W: 20 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Estate of Leopoldo Méndez
Physical description:
poster
Content description:
Poster has a black and white lino or wood cut image. On the right is a man with his shirt open and several guns pointed at him. In the background is a crowd of people wearing long robes and hats. In front of the crowd are four soldiers holding guns keeping the crownd back.
Concepts:
man; war; soldier; gun
Places:
Mexico
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