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Leopoldo Méndez
León de la Barra, “The White President.” 1911 (León de la Barra, ‘El presidente blanco’. 1911)1947

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Woodcut-style print with bold black lines showing a skull embedded in a storm cloud above a crowd of figures with umbrellas on a rain-swept street

Leopoldo Méndez, León de la Barra, “The White President.” 1911 (León de la Barra, ‘El presidente blanco’. 1911), 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Leopoldo Méndez
Mexico, Mexico City, 1902-1969
Title
León de la Barra, “The White President.” 1911 (León de la Barra, ‘El presidente blanco’. 1911)
Date Made
1947
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
15 3/4 × 10 5/8 in. (40.01 × 26.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller
Accession Number
M.2003.92.19
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Provenance
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City, 1947; Dr. Jules Heller (1919–2007), Scottsdale, Arizona, 1947; LACMA, 2003.
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City