Object number:
2022.1.625
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
12 de Octubre de 1992 A 500 Anos de la Invasion Suguimos Resistiendo
Maker:
Leopoldo Mendez
Date made:
Circa 1992
Material / Technique:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H: 22.5 in, W: 17.125 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos
Copyright status:
In Copyright
Copyright holder:
Estate of Leopoldo Méndez
Physical description:
Multicolored offset lithograph on paper.
Content description:
Poster made in response to the Quincentennial Celebration of Christopher Columbus. Graphic on poster is using an image created by Leopoldo Mendez of a man battling a snake . Maize plants surround the snake and male figures in the image. Text reads "12 DE OCTUBRE DE 1992/ A 500 AÑOS DE LA INVASION SEGUIMOS RESISTIENDO PORQUE:/ Arrancaron nuestros frutos/ Cortaron nuestras ramas/ Quemaron nuestro trongo/ Pero no pudieron matar nuestras raices." translation: "October 12, 1992, 500 Years after the Invasion We Continue Our Resistance because: You extracted our resources/ They cut our branches/ Burned our trunk/ But they could not kill our roots" Apartado postal 14-334 México 14 D.F.
Concepts:
maize; Columbus Quincentenary, 1992-1993; resistance; snake
Places:
Mexico City, Mexico
Persons:
Leopoldo Mendez
Organizations:
CLETA (Centro de Libre Experimentación Teatral y Artística)
Currently on display in the Great Hall
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