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

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
Pressing Politics: Revolutionary Graphics from Mexico and Germany. October 29, 2022 - July 22, 2023

Monday	11 am–6 pm
Tuesday	11 am–6 pm
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	11 am–6 pm
Friday	11 am–8 pm
Saturday	10 am–7 pm
Sunday	10 am–7 pm