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Francisco Mora
The People’s Contribution to the Expropriation of Oil. March 18, 1938 (Contribución del pueblo a la expropiación petrolera. 18 de marzo de 1938)1947

Not on view
Woodcut print in two sections: upper panel with oil derricks flying flags over a dense landscape; lower panel with a crowd of figures advancing toward the viewer, a woman cranking a machine in the foreground with coins and debris scattered below

Francisco Mora, The People’s Contribution to the Expropriation of Oil. March 18, 1938 (Contribución del pueblo a la expropiación petrolera. 18 de marzo de 1938), 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Francisco Mora
Mexico, 1922-2002
Title
The People’s Contribution to the Expropriation of Oil. March 18, 1938 (Contribución del pueblo a la expropiación petrolera. 18 de marzo de 1938)
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.2003.92.132
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.