Poster relating to the expropriation of foreign oil interests
La expropiación de las compañías petroleras de titularidad extranjera ordenada en 1938 por el presidente Lázaro Cárdenas, que conllevó la incautación de sus activos y la prohibición de operar en el país, contó con un amplio respaldo, pero provocó penurias financieras porque hubo que compensar a los propietarios foráneos. En este cartel, un grupo de ciudadanos con monedas en las manos se reúne en torno a un cepillo para realizar donaciones. La mano visible en primer plano parece pertenecer al espectador, al que se invita a contribuir. El cartel fue patrocinado por el Comité Nacional de la Campaña Pro-educación Popular en colaboración con el departamento gubernamental correspondiente.
Artwork Details
- Title: Poster relating to the expropriation of foreign oil interests
- Artist: Attributed to Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán 1908–2003 Morelia)
- Printer: Cooperativa de Artes Gráficas, Mexico City
- Date: ca. 1938
- Medium: Linocut and letterpress on orange paper, backed with linen
- Dimensions: Sheet: 36 7/16 × 26 3/8 in. (92.5 × 67 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.46.491
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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