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Alberto Beltrán
Persecution of the Liberal Party by the Porfiriate (Persecución del partido liberal por el régimen porfiriano)1947

Not on view
Woodcut print on tan paper with two registers: upper scene of men in dark suits dragging a figure, lower scene of a large crowd with raised fists and signs reading 'LA MATONA' and 'PARTIDO LIBERAL'

Alberto Beltrán, Persecution of the Liberal Party by the Porfiriate (Persecución del partido liberal por el régimen porfiriano), 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Alberto Beltrán
Mexico, Mexico City, 1923-2002
Title
Persecution of the Liberal Party by the Porfiriate (Persecución del partido liberal por el régimen porfiriano)
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.2003.92.78
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
© Alberto Beltran / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico