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Plate 61: the apostolic representative being carried on sedan to the monument of Christ the King, the beginning of the Cristero agitation, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)

Alberto Beltrán Mexican
Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

1947

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See comment for 1993.1133.1–85.

Plate 61: the apostolic representative being carried on sedan to the monument of Christ the King, the beginning of the Cristero agitation, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, Mexico City 1923–2002 Mexico City), Linocut — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Plate 61: the apostolic representative being carried on sedan to the monument of Christ the King, the beginning of the Cristero agitation, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)

Artist: Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, Mexico City 1923–2002 Mexico City)

Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City

Date: 1947

Medium: Linocut

Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (27 × 40 cm)
Image: 8 7/16 × 11 13/16 in. (21.5 × 30 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: Gift of Norman S. Rothschild, 1993

Accession Number: 1993.1133.62

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Estampas de la revolución Mexicana (prints of the Mexican Revolution)

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