Freedom of the Press (“We Adopt a Patriarchal Policy,” Porfirio Díaz) (Libertad de prensa; “Adoptamos una política patriarcal”, Porfirio Díaz)

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Freedom of the Press (“We Adopt a Patriarchal Policy,” Porfirio Díaz) (Libertad de prensa; “Adoptamos una política patriarcal”, Porfirio Díaz)

Portfolio: Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana

Mexico, Mexico City, 1947
Prints; linocuts
Linocut
Sheet: 15 3/4 × 10 5/8 in. (40.01 × 26.99 cm); image: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.85 × 20.96 cm)
Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller (M.2003.92.52)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Provenance

Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City, 1947; Dr. Jules Heller (1919–2007), Scottsdale, Arizona, 1947; LACMA, 2003.

Label

Created for the portfolio Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana (Prints of the Mexican Revolution), this image demonstrates one of the strategies artists of the Taller de Gráfica Popula

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Created for the portfolio Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana (Prints of the Mexican Revolution), this image demonstrates one of the strategies artists of the Taller de Gráfica Popular used in their creation of political graphics. In this print by Leopoldo Méndez, the artist turns to satire to critique the persecution of journalists—including printmakers—under the authoritarian regime of Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915).


From exhibition Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany, 2022
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Exhibition history

  • Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany Los Angeles, CA, Charles White Elementary School, October 29, 2022 - July 22, 2023