The Trinity of Scoundrels (or the Shameless Trinity), from "El Machete"
El primer número de El Machete, centrado en el mundo laboral, incluyó esta hoja volante independiente con un corrido satírico escrito por la esposa de Siqueiros, Graciela Amador. En el centro de la «trinidad de los sinvergüenzas» vemos a un político mexicano. Junto a él, a la izquierda, se representa a un imperialista angloamericano con la inscripción «Saqueo al mundo». A la derecha aparece un capitalista europeo (y antiguo obrero) con el rótulo «Soy el Iscariote». Estas estampas de gran tamaño se pegaban en la calle y, a diferencia de los murales —muchos de los cuales estaban ocultos en el interior de edificios gubernamentales—, suministraban arte barato y visible a las masas.
For the second part this this Corrido see 30.14.11.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Trinity of Scoundrels (or the Shameless Trinity), from "El Machete"
- Series/Portfolio: El Machete
- Artist: David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexican, Camargo 1896–1974 Cuernevaca)
- Date: 1924
- Medium: Woodcut and letterpress
- Dimensions: Sheet: 26 7/16 x 17 7/8 in. (67.2 x 45.4 cm)
Image: 13 11/16 × 15 3/16 in. (34.7 × 38.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1930
- Object Number: 30.14.12
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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