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José Guadalupe Posada, Plate 39 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People)

1960
Not on view
For the print on which this is based, see 2024.69.30. See also comment for 2024.69.81.1–.146

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  • Title: José Guadalupe Posada, Plate 39 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People)
  • Artist: Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)
  • Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: 1960
  • Medium: Offset lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (27 × 40 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
  • Object Number: 2024.69.81.40
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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