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Leopoldo Méndez
Mexico in the War: The Braceros Go to the United States (México en la guerra: Los braceros se van a Estados Unidos)1947

Not on view
Wood engraving of a group of men in wide-brimmed hats and loose clothing standing in a line, rendered in dense black ink with fine parallel lines
Artist or Maker
Leopoldo Méndez
Mexico, Mexico City, 1902-1969
Artist or Maker
Alfredo Zalce
Mexico, Michoacán, Pátzcuaro, 1908-2003
Title
Mexico in the War: The Braceros Go to the United States (México en la guerra: Los braceros se van a Estados Unidos)
Date Made
1947
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (26.99 × 40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller
Accession Number
M.2003.92.56
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