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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

Alfredo Zalce, Schools, Roads, Dams (Escuelas, caminos, presas), 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

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.
Copyright
© The Estate of Alfredo Zalce / Artists Rights Society (ARS) New York / SOMAAP, Mexico