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Fernando Castro Pacheco
Assassination of Álvaro Obregón Headed by the Clerical Opposition. July 18, 1928 (Asesinato del general Álvaro Obregón dirigido por la reacción clerical. 18 de julio de 1928)1947

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Black and white woodcut or linocut print, heavyset man recoiling as a gun is pressed to his temple, seated at a table, bold black lines and solid black areas

Fernando Castro Pacheco, Assassination of Álvaro Obregón Headed by the Clerical Opposition. July 18, 1928 (Asesinato del general Álvaro Obregón dirigido por la reacción clerical. 18 de julio de 1928), 1947, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Fernando Castro Pacheco
Mexico, Mérida, 1918-2013
Title
Assassination of Álvaro Obregón Headed by the Clerical Opposition. July 18, 1928 (Asesinato del general Álvaro Obregón dirigido por la reacción clerical. 18 de julio de 1928)
Date Made
1947
Medium
Linocut
Dimensions
10 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (26.99 × 40.01 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jules and Gloria Heller
Accession Number
M.2003.92.124
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.