450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano
Mexico: Taller de Gráfica Popular, 1960. Offset lithograph. Folder 16 x 11 in., sheets 15 ¾ x 10 ½ in. Complete with 144 leaves of plates (numbered 0-127, 127 bis, 128-133, 133 bis, 134-136, 136 bis, 137-140) with additional prints to cover of booklet and portfolio. Very good. Item #10398
A rare oversized portfolio consisting of 146 offset lithographic reproductions of linocuts, published by the famed leftwing artist collective, Taller de Gráfica Popular, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Mexican Independence.
Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP) was a radical printmaking collective formed by Leopoldo Méndez, Luis Arenal, and Pablo O’Higgins in Mexico City in 1937. Exemplary of the rich tradition of Mexican printmaking, TGP incorporated the Mexican popular visual tradition, made famous by José Guadalupe Posada, into radical and anti-fascist iconography, often with a pedogogic thrust. Their work continues to be a major reference point for politically committed visual art.
The prints collected in this assertive portfolio depict major events of Mexican history and the Mexican people’s struggle against repression and explotation. Some of the events depicted include the Spanish conquest, missionization of the indigenous population, the Mexican War of Independence, the U.S. Intervention in Mexico, and the Mexican Revolution are included. Most works are identified by artist, date, and a title. Some of the artists represented in this collection are Javier Iñiguez, Jesús Escobedo, Pablo O'Higgins, Sarah Jiménez, Elena Huerta, Celia Calderón, Angél Bracho, and many more.
A large and exemplary sampling of TGP’s work illustrating a popular history of Mexico.
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