Tickets
English
DonateMembershipTickets

Flyer relating to imperialism and war

1938
Not on view
An enormous figure representing both a fascist (swastika) and a capitalist (top hat) with bayonets for legs and cannons for arms tramples a town. The text along the bottom is from a pacifist speech given by President Lázaro Cárdenas on September 1, 1938. It addresses freedom, the elimination of imperialist wars, and solidarity among workers.



Una enorme figura que representa a un fascista (esvástica) y a un capitalista (sombrero de copa) con bayonetas en lugar de piernas y cañones en vez de brazos pisotea una ciudad. El texto que aparece en la parte inferior procede de un discurso pacifista pronunciado por el presidente Lázaro Cárdenas el 1 de septiembre de 1938. Trata sobre la libertad, la necesidad de poner fin a las guerras imperialistas y la solidaridad entre los obreros.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flyer relating to imperialism and war
  • Artist: Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)
  • Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: 1938
  • Medium: Lithograph on orange paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 × 6 1/2 in. (24 × 16.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.385
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

More Artwork
Political Piñata, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Wood engraving
Political Piñata
Leopoldo Méndez
1935
Teponaztli, Wood, Mexico
Teponaztli
Mexico
20th century
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec French, Lithograph printed in four colors; three sheets of wove paper
Moulin Rouge: La Goulue
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Printer Affiches Américaines, Charles Lévy
1891
Plate 54: the starving people in Mexico City, from "Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana" (Prints of the Mexican Revolution), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut
Plate 54: the starving people in Mexico City, from "Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana" (Prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Leopoldo Méndez
Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
International exhibition of surrealism, André Breton French
International exhibition of surrealism
Editor André Breton
Translator José Vázquez Amaral
Publisher Galeria de Arte Mexicano
1940

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please contact us using the form below. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.

Send feedback

Content Notice

The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world, and our online collection reflects ongoing work conducted over the course of our more than 150-year history. You may encounter objects or images that may be inappropriate for some viewers or information that may be outdated.