Los Hambreadores (The Greedy Ones)

1940s

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The exploitation of those who worked the land was often addressed by Mexican printmakers during the first half of the twentieth century. Fluctuating and inflated prices in particular were a concern. Here, a group of figures with grotesque faces oppress Indigenous farmers. The man at right points to a sign that reads "Corn $10 a kilo," revealing the profits that this greedy collective amassed by inflating the price of corn, a staple of the Mexican diet.

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Title: Los Hambreadores (The Greedy Ones)
Artist: Gonzalo de la Paz Pérez (Mexican, 1909–2001)
Date: 1940s
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (35 × 47 cm)
Image: 7 7/8 × 10 5/8 in. (20 × 27 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
Object Number: 2024.69.62
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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