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José Chávez Morado
Sheet with Four Flyers (Hoja con cuatro volantes)1938

Not on view
Woodcut broadside printed in black on tan paper, divided into four quadrants with bold illustrations and Spanish text in mixed type sizes, including figures falling, standing in a group, and in confrontation

José Chávez Morado, Xavier Guerrero, Leopoldo Méndez, Taller de Gráfica Popular, Sheet with Four Flyers (Hoja con cuatro volantes), 1938, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
José Chávez Morado
Mexico, Silao, Guanajuato, 1909-2002
Artist or Maker
Xavier Guerrero
Mexico, 1896-1974
Artist or Maker
Leopoldo Méndez
Mexico, Mexico City, 1902-1969
Publisher
Taller de Gráfica Popular
Mexico, Mexico City, founded 1937
Title
Sheet with Four Flyers (Hoja con cuatro volantes)
Date Made
1938
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
Sheet (closed): 13 1/4 × 9 1/8 in. (33.66 × 23.18 cm); sheet (open): 26 5/8 × 18 5/16 in. (67.63 × 46.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller
Accession Number
M.2003.92.71
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
This large sheet of paper contains four separate volantes (flyers) before they were cut for distribution by members of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (People’s Print Workshop). The individual titles are (clockwise from top left): El Taller de Gráfica Popular (The Taller de Gráfica Popular); Los cañones de los fusiles de la reacción . . . (The Barrels of the Reaction’s Guns . . .); Maestro tú estás solo contra . . . (Teacher, You Are Alone Against . . . ); Unidad en tus filas (Unity in Your Ranks).
Provenance
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City, 1938; Dr. Jules Heller (1919–2007), Scottsdale, Arizona, 1947; LACMA, 2003.
Selected Exhibition History
  • Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany. October 29, 2022 - July 22, 2023

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