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Collections

Alfredo Zalce
Schools, Roads, Dams (Escuelas, caminos, presas)1947

Not on view
Woodcut print on amber paper, women and a child gathered around an open book in the foreground, construction scaffolding and workers in the background
Artist or Maker
Alfredo Zalce
Mexico, Michoacán, Pátzcuaro, 1908-2003
Title
Schools, Roads, Dams (Escuelas, caminos, presas)
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.2003.92.120
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
The extended title of this linocut is Schools, Roads, Dams: Programs and Achievements of the Governments of Álvaro Obregón (1920–23) and Plutarco Elías Calles; 1923–28 (Escuelas, caminos, presas: Programa y realización de los gobiernos de Álvaro Obregón (1920-23) y Plutarco Elías Calles; 1924-28).
Provenance
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City, 1947; Dr. Jules Heller (1919–2007), Scottsdale, Arizona, 1947; LACMA, 2003.