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Red background with black colored drawings of men doing yard work. There is yellow print writing in bold letters, reading, Mexican Prints at the Vanguard.
Exhibition

Mexican Prints at the Vanguard

Through January 5, 2025
Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Galleries 691–693
Free with Museum admission
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El libro negro del terror Nazi en Europa (The Black Book of Nazi Terror in Europe), Alexander Abusch German, Letterpress, photographs, lithographs, linocuts (reproduced photo-mechanically)
El libro negro del terror Nazi en Europa (The Black Book of Nazi Terror in Europe)
Multiple artists/makers
1943
Plate 72: The president Lázaro Cárdenas on a balcony addressing his supporters, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Ignacio Aguirre Mexican, Linocut
Plate 72: The president Lázaro Cárdenas on a balcony addressing his supporters, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Ignacio Aguirre
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
A young man facing right before a landscape, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925)., Miguel Alba Mexican, Woodcut
A young man facing right before a landscape, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925).
Miguel Alba
ca. 1924
Telephone and clock, Emilio Amero Mexican, Lithograph
Telephone and clock
Emilio Amero
1930
Poster to raise funds insupport of the Republican forces during the Spansh Civil War, Raúl Anguiano Mexican, Lithograph with red lettering on pink paper backed with linen
Poster to raise funds insupport of the Republican forces during the Spansh Civil War
Raúl Anguiano
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1938
Flyer relating to profiteers who exploit farmworkers, Raúl Anguiano Mexican, Photo-relief and letterpress on pink paper
Flyer relating to profiteers who exploit farmworkers
Raúl Anguiano
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1942
Flyer relating to the death of Emiliano Zapata and how to continue his fight, Anonymous, 20th century, Lithograph
Flyer relating to the death of Emiliano Zapata and how to continue his fight
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1938
Poster advertising an exhibition of works by Siqueiros, Ledesma, Tamayo, Merida, Rivera etc at the art gallery of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico), Anonymous, Mexican 20th century Mexican, Offset lithograph, backed with linen
Poster advertising an exhibition of works by Siqueiros, Ledesma, Tamayo, Merida, Rivera etc at the art gallery of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)
Anonymous, Mexican 20th century
Ca. 1937–40
Poster advertising an exhibition of painting, sculpture, prints and books at the art gallery of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico), Anonymous, Mexican 20th century Mexican, Offset lithograph, backed with linen
Poster advertising an exhibition of painting, sculpture, prints and books at the art gallery of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)
Anonymous, Mexican 20th century
Julio Castellanos González
ca. 1937–40
Urbe: super-poema bolchevique en 5 cantos (Urbe: Bolshevik Super-poem in 5 Parts), Manuel Maples Arce Mexican, Woodcut illustrations
Urbe: super-poema bolchevique en 5 cantos (Urbe: Bolshevik Super-poem in 5 Parts)
Multiple artists/makers
1924
A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of German Fascism, Luis Arenal Mexican, Lithograph in red and black on buff paper backed on linen
A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of German Fascism
Multiple artists/makers
1939
Issue of the periodical 'Anthropos' (volume 1, issue no.2 for July-October 1947) published from the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia in Mexico City; with front cover and 21 plates by Pompeo Audivert, mostly illustrating an article written by him on printmaking techniques, Pompeyo Audivert Spanish, Letterpress, photomechanical repoductions, linocut, metalcuts
Issue of the periodical 'Anthropos' (volume 1, issue no.2 for July-October 1947) published from the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia in Mexico City; with front cover and 21 plates by Pompeo Audivert, mostly illustrating an article written by him on printmaking techniques
Pompeyo Audivert
1947
Plate 37: Francisco (Pancho) Villa, guerilla leader on horseback , from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Alberto Beltrán Mexican, Linocut
Plate 37: Francisco (Pancho) Villa, guerilla leader on horseback , from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Alberto Beltrán
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
Manifesto of the town of Soconusco, Ángel Bracho Mexican, Linocut, letterpress on green paper, backed with linen
Manifesto of the town of Soconusco
Ángel Bracho
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1938
Poster celebrating the victory over the Nazis at the end of World War II, Ángel Bracho Mexican, Lithograph in black and red, letterpress, backed with linen
Poster celebrating the victory over the Nazis at the end of World War II
Ángel Bracho
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1945
'Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional' ('Melodic Incidents of an Irrational World '), Juan de la Cabada Mexican, Codex-form book with relief illustrations (wood engraving, linocut, scratch board), letterpress
'Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional' ('Melodic Incidents of an Irrational World ')
Multiple artists/makers
1944
Two bound volumes of issues of the Mexican newspaper 'El Hijo del Ahuizote', Daniel Cabrera Rivera Mexican
Two bound volumes of issues of the Mexican newspaper 'El Hijo del Ahuizote'
Daniel Cabrera Rivera
1885–89
Plate 22: Aquiles Serdán and his family in Puebla on 18 November 1910, firing the first shots and beginning the revolution, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Fernando Castro Pacheco Mexican, Linocut
Plate 22: Aquiles Serdán and his family in Puebla on 18 November 1910, firing the first shots and beginning the revolution, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Fernando Castro Pacheco
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
Mexico y sus Alrededores. Colección de monumentos, trajes y paisajes, Casimiro Castro Mexican, Lithographs and letterpress
Mexico y sus Alrededores. Colección de monumentos, trajes y paisajes
Multiple artists/makers
1855–56
My Role Has Been Important in the Struggle to Organize the Unorganized, from “The Negro Woman” series, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Linocut
My Role Has Been Important in the Struggle to Organize the Unorganized, from “The Negro Woman” series
Elizabeth Catlett
1947
'Great Builders' (figures engaged in building a pyramid), Jean Charlot French, Lithograph
'Great Builders' (figures engaged in building a pyramid)
Jean Charlot
George C. Miller
1930
Work and Rest, Jean Charlot French, Colour lithograph on zinc, offset
Work and Rest
Jean Charlot
Lynton R. Kistler
1956
Rich people in hell, Jean Charlot French, Woodcut on thin paper, backed to a cardboard support
Rich people in hell
Jean Charlot
1924
Four flyers printed on one sheet, José Chávez Morado Mexican, Linocut, letterpress on buff paper
Four flyers printed on one sheet
Multiple artists/makers
1938
Four hesitant corridos (ballads) printed on the one sheet, two on each side addressing the subject of unwanted American intervention in Mexico; ballad of the persecution of Pancho Villa - (image by Escobedo); ballad of the good neighbour - (image by Chávez Morado); ballad regarding the expropriation of foreign petroleum companies - (image by Zalce); ballad on the eclipse of the peso - (image by Chávez Morado), José Chávez Morado Mexican, Linocut and letterpress on buff paper
Four hesitant corridos (ballads) printed on the one sheet, two on each side addressing the subject of unwanted American intervention in Mexico; ballad of the persecution of Pancho Villa - (image by Escobedo); ballad of the good neighbour - (image by Chávez Morado); ballad regarding the expropriation of foreign petroleum companies - (image by Zalce); ballad on the eclipse of the peso - (image by Chávez Morado)
Multiple artists/makers
1938
A poster relating to the potential slaughter of Republicans Spaniards at the end of the Spanish Civil War, José Chávez Morado Mexican, Linocut and letterpress on pink paper (relief printing) backed in linen
A poster relating to the potential slaughter of Republicans Spaniards at the end of the Spanish Civil War
José Chávez Morado
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1939
When the USSR conquers imperialist interests and Mexico’s reactions to her putative sons, José Chávez Morado Mexican, Lithograph on buff paper back with linen
When the USSR conquers imperialist interests and Mexico’s reactions to her putative sons
Multiple artists/makers
1939
A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of Latin American Fascism, José Chávez Morado Mexican, Lithograph in red and black on buff paper backed on linen
A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of Latin American Fascism
José Chávez Morado
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1939
Broadsheet relating to the elegant and pretentious skeletons that become decayed and fetid, J. Cortés Mexican, Zincograph and letterpress on purple paper
Broadsheet relating to the elegant and pretentious skeletons that become decayed and fetid
J. Cortés
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1900–1910
The Lindy-Hop, Miguel Covarrubias Mexican, Lithograph
The Lindy-Hop
Miguel Covarrubias
American Artists Group
1936
Títeres Populares Mexicanos (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Letterpress; etching, aquatint
Títeres Populares Mexicanos (Mexican popular puppets)
Multiple artists/makers
1947
The puppeteeer Francisca Pulido Cuevas, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof
The puppeteeer Francisca Pulido Cuevas, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1943
A pre-hispanic articulated doll, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Aquatint, proof impression printed in black
A pre-hispanic articulated doll, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
A Monkey, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof
A Monkey, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
Circus Girl, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof impression in red
Circus Girl, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
Circus Girl, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof impression in green
Circus Girl, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
A Bear Tamer, from 'Titeres Populares Mexicanos' (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof impression before plate cleaned
A Bear Tamer, from 'Titeres Populares Mexicanos' (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
Death riding a horse, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), from 'Titeres Populares Mexicanos' (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof impression printed in color
Death riding a horse, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), from 'Titeres Populares Mexicanos' (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
Horseman, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof impression with hand colouring
Horseman, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
A Monkey, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, hand colored proof impression
A Monkey, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
A Queen, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets), Lola Cueto Mexican, Etching and aquatint, proof
A Queen, from "Titeres Populares Mexicanos" (Mexican popular puppets)
Lola Cueto
1946 (published 1947)
Poster for an exhibition of TGP lithographs in the art gallery of the National University, Mexico City, Francisco Dosamantes, Mexican Mexican, Lithograph in black and red backed on linen
Poster for an exhibition of TGP lithographs in the art gallery of the National University, Mexico City
Francisco Dosamantes, Mexican
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1939
Silhouette of a man standing in front of a series of cave: Plate 3 from the portfolio 'Arquitectura Funcional', Francisco Dosamantes, Mexican Mexican, Lithograph
Silhouette of a man standing in front of a series of cave: Plate 3 from the portfolio 'Arquitectura Funcional'
Multiple artists/makers
1955
¿Mexico City? Representation of a city with outlines of people superimposed: Plate 10 from the portfolio 'Arquitectura Funcional', Francisco Dosamantes, Mexican Mexican, Lithograph
¿Mexico City? Representation of a city with outlines of people superimposed: Plate 10 from the portfolio 'Arquitectura Funcional'
Multiple artists/makers
1955
Poster advertising an exhibition of children's art at the exhibition rooms of the Secretaria de Educación Publica; an image of two children in the centre, Francisco Díaz de León Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress, backed with linen
Poster advertising an exhibition of children's art at the exhibition rooms of the Secretaria de Educación Publica; an image of two children in the centre
Francisco Díaz de León
ca. 1930
Poster advertising a free night course to learn printmaking and bookbinding, Francisco Díaz de León Mexican, Offset lithograph, woodcut, backed with linen
Poster advertising a free night course to learn printmaking and bookbinding
Francisco Díaz de León
1937–1939
Mary Magdalene by the tomb of Christ, Buenaventura Enciso Mexican, Engraving
Mary Magdalene by the tomb of Christ
Multiple artists/makers
1859 [reprinted 1938]
'People deserve bad political leaders when they tolerate them', caricature no. 46 from 'San Baltasar' (July 1873). A bound volume of caricatures and political satires from the Mexican newspapers 'La orquesta', 'El Padre Cobos', and 'San Baltasar: periódico chusco, amante de decir bromas y grocerias, afecto a las convivialidades, y con caricaturas', Constantino Escalante Mexican, Lithograph
'People deserve bad political leaders when they tolerate them', caricature no. 46 from 'San Baltasar' (July 1873). A bound volume of caricatures and political satires from the Mexican newspapers 'La orquesta', 'El Padre Cobos', and 'San Baltasar: periódico chusco, amante de decir bromas y grocerias, afecto a las convivialidades, y con caricaturas'
Multiple artists/makers
1865–1873
Plaza of Mexico City
José Joaquín Fabregat
1797
Poster advertising an exhibition of work by young Mexican artists 'of the revolution' held at the Casa de Vacas in Retiro Park, Madrid, June 1929, Gabriel Fernández Ledesma Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress
Poster advertising an exhibition of work by young Mexican artists 'of the revolution' held at the Casa de Vacas in Retiro Park, Madrid, June 1929
Gabriel Fernández Ledesma
1929
Poster advertising a festival (28 June) led by the School of Dance (Escuela de Plastica Dinamica) in the open air theatre 'Alvaro Obregón', Mexico City, sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts and the Secretariat of Public Education; image of two indigenous dancers, Gabriel Fernández Ledesma Mexican, Woodcut and letterpress printed in green and black, backed with linen
Poster advertising a festival (28 June) led by the School of Dance (Escuela de Plastica Dinamica) in the open air theatre 'Alvaro Obregón', Mexico City, sponsored by the Department of Fine Arts and the Secretariat of Public Education; image of two indigenous dancers
Gabriel Fernández Ledesma
ca. 1930
Poster advertising an exhibition (20 April–4 May) of photographs by Mexican photographer Agustín Jiménez, woodcut image of the artist next to his camera, Gabriel Fernández Ledesma Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress, printed in red and black, backed with linen
Poster advertising an exhibition (20 April–4 May) of photographs by Mexican photographer Agustín Jiménez, woodcut image of the artist next to his camera
Gabriel Fernández Ledesma
ca. 1929
Poster for an exhibition of student art from nine open air schools, Gabriel Fernández Ledesma Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress in red and black, backed with linen
Poster for an exhibition of student art from nine open air schools
Gabriel Fernández Ledesma
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
1929
Title page for 'Don Bullebulle', satirical vignettes of different members from society, Gabriel Vicente Gahona (Picheta) Mexican, Wood engraving
Title page for 'Don Bullebulle', satirical vignettes of different members from society
Gabriel Vicente Gahona (Picheta)
Alfredo Zalce
1847 (impression taken in 1944)
On an island situated between Cabo Catoche and Sibera; a group of monkeys around a table, one hanging from the ceiling reading a book (The Editors), illustration for 'Don Bullebulle', Gabriel Vicente Gahona (Picheta) Mexican, Wood engraving
On an island situated between Cabo Catoche and Sibera; a group of monkeys around a table, one hanging from the ceiling reading a book (The Editors), illustration for 'Don Bullebulle'
Gabriel Vicente Gahona (Picheta)
Alfredo Zalce
ca. 1847 (impression printed 1944)
Portrait of Vladimir Lenin from the newspaper 'El Machete' May (first fortnight), Xavier Guerrero Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress (newspaper) on verso
Portrait of Vladimir Lenin from the newspaper 'El Machete' May (first fortnight)
Xavier Guerrero
1924
Broadside (recto) true verses about Lino Zamora from Real de Zacatecas (image of banderillero and bull by Manilla), and a funeral scene on verso (possibly by Posada), Manuel Manilla Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress on orange paper
Broadside (recto) true verses about Lino Zamora from Real de Zacatecas (image of banderillero and bull by Manilla), and a funeral scene on verso (possibly by Posada)
Multiple artists/makers
1902 (published)
Broadsheet relating to the skeleton from Guadalajara, Manuel Manilla Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress on green paper
Broadsheet relating to the skeleton from Guadalajara
Manuel Manilla
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1890
Abstract composition with a head and bird-like form, from the portfolio 'Motivos', Carlos Mérida Mexican, Colour woodcut in purple
Abstract composition with a head and bird-like form, from the portfolio 'Motivos'
Carlos Mérida
Ediciones Arte Mexicano (EAM), Mexico City
1936
Abstract composition with a head and bird-like form, from the portfolio 'Motivos', Carlos Mérida Mexican, Colour woodcut in red
Abstract composition with a head and bird-like form, from the portfolio 'Motivos'
Carlos Mérida
Ediciones Arte Mexicano (EAM), Mexico City
1936
Two dancing men in costume from Huixquilucan at the fiesta of the Huehuenches, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico', Carlos Mérida Mexican, Color lithograph
Two dancing men in costume from Huixquilucan at the fiesta of the Huehuenches, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico'
Carlos Mérida
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
1940
Two men in costume and wearing masks from Huixquilucan at the fiesta of the Huehuenches, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico', Carlos Mérida Mexican, Color lithograph
Two men in costume and wearing masks from Huixquilucan at the fiesta of the Huehuenches, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico'
Carlos Mérida
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
1940
Two men from Huejotzingo, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico', Carlos Mérida Mexican, Colour lithograph
Two men from Huejotzingo, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico'
Carlos Mérida
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
1940
Two men from Santa Ana Chiautempan dressed as women, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico', Carlos Mérida Mexican, Colour lithograph
Two men from Santa Ana Chiautempan dressed as women, from the portfolio 'Carnival in Mexico'
Carlos Mérida
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
1940
A man from Saltillo in the state of Coahuila, plate 2 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress), Carlos Mérida Mexican, Silkscreen
A man from Saltillo in the state of Coahuila, plate 2 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress)
Carlos Mérida
Editorial Atlante
1945
Two Tuxpan women from the state of Jalisco, plate 9 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress), Carlos Mérida Mexican, Silkscreen
Two Tuxpan women from the state of Jalisco, plate 9 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress)
Carlos Mérida
Editorial Atlante
1945
Two Tehuana women from the state of Oaxaca, plate 14 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress), Carlos Mérida Mexican, Silkscreen
Two Tehuana women from the state of Oaxaca, plate 14 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress)
Carlos Mérida
Editorial Atlante
1945
Two dancers (Matachines) from the state of Sonora, plate 20 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress), Carlos Mérida Mexican, Silkscreen
Two dancers (Matachines) from the state of Sonora, plate 20 from "Trajes Regionales Mexicanos" (Regional Mexican Dress)
Carlos Mérida
Editorial Atlante
1945
[Diego Rivera's Fresco "In the Trenches," Ministry of Education, Mexico City], Tina Modotti Italian, Gelatin silver print with applied color
[Diego Rivera's Fresco "In the Trenches," Ministry of Education, Mexico City]
Tina Modotti
Diego Rivera
1924–28
El sombrerón, Bernardo Ortiz de Montellano Mexican, Book with proof sheets and original drawings by Alfredo Zalce
El sombrerón
Multiple artists/makers
1946
Poster celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Joseph Stalin's birth, Francisco Mora Mexican, Lithograph in black and red on yellow paper backed with linen
Poster celebrating the 63rd anniversary of Joseph Stalin's birth
Francisco Mora
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1942
Plate 1: Indigenous Mexicans being forced from their land, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Francisco Mora Mexican, Linocut
Plate 1: Indigenous Mexicans being forced from their land, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Francisco Mora
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
Los Mexicanos pintados por sí mismos. Tipos y costumbres nacionales, Manuel Murguía Mexican, Letterpress, lithographs
Los Mexicanos pintados por sí mismos. Tipos y costumbres nacionales
Multiple artists/makers
1854–55
Political Piñata, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Wood engraving
Political Piñata
Leopoldo Méndez
1935
Men building a school, from "El Maestro Rural", Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Wood engraving
Men building a school, from "El Maestro Rural"
Leopoldo Méndez
1931
Calaveras' symphony concert, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Wood engraving
Calaveras' symphony concert
Leopoldo Méndez
1934
Juan Martínez Escobar murdered in June 1938 in the presence of his students in Acámbaro (Guanajuato), from "En nombre de Cristo..." (In the name of Christ), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Lithograph
Juan Martínez Escobar murdered in June 1938 in the presence of his students in Acámbaro (Guanajuato), from "En nombre de Cristo..." (In the name of Christ)
Leopoldo Méndez
1939
José Martínez Ramírez murdered on 28 February 1938 in Cuatomatitla, Tochimilco, from "En nombre de Cristo..." (In the name of Christ), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Lithograph
José Martínez Ramírez murdered on 28 February 1938 in Cuatomatitla, Tochimilco, from "En nombre de Cristo..." (In the name of Christ)
Leopoldo Méndez
1939
Vengeance of the people, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut
Vengeance of the people
Leopoldo Méndez
1941
Flyer relating to imperialism and war, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Lithograph on orange paper
Flyer relating to imperialism and war
Leopoldo Méndez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1938
Flyer with ballad of Mr. Grasshopper, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Zincograph and letterpress (photomechanical relief) on orange paper
Flyer with ballad of Mr. Grasshopper
Leopoldo Méndez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1940
Poster advertising a convention of the Friends of USSR, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Lithograph in black and red, letterpress, backed with linen
Poster advertising a convention of the Friends of USSR
Leopoldo Méndez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1941
Poster protesting the appointment of Gonzalo N. Santos as Governor of the State of San Luis Potosí, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut in brown, letterpress on buff paper backed with linen
Poster protesting the appointment of Gonzalo N. Santos as Governor of the State of San Luis Potosí
Leopoldo Méndez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1943
Poster relating to the 32nd anniversary of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution (1910), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Lithograph in black, green and red on buff paper backed with linen
Poster relating to the 32nd anniversary of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution (1910)
Leopoldo Méndez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1942
Poster calling for more equitable treatment for tram workers, Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut and letterpress printed in black and red, backed with linen
Poster calling for more equitable treatment for tram workers
Leopoldo Méndez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1943
Broadside comprising four pages printed on both sides (one side in red, the other in black) entitled 'Calaveras locas por la musica' (Skeletons Crazy about Music), Pablo Esteban O'Higgins American, Lithograph in red and black, letterpress
Broadside comprising four pages printed on both sides (one side in red, the other in black) entitled 'Calaveras locas por la musica' (Skeletons Crazy about Music)
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1938
Poster relating to the Soviet front, Pablo Esteban O'Higgins American, Lithograph in black and orange on buff paper backed with linen
Poster relating to the Soviet front
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1941
Poster relating the relationship between the USA and Mexico, Pablo Esteban O'Higgins American, Offset lithograph on buff paper backed with linen
Poster relating the relationship between the USA and Mexico
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1944
Plate 11: striking workers in June 1906 protesting for equal rights from their American employees, the mining company Green Consolidated, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Pablo Esteban O'Higgins American, Linocut
Plate 11: striking workers in June 1906 protesting for equal rights from their American employees, the mining company Green Consolidated, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
Poster relating to protestors in Mérida assassinate on the order of the state governor, Isidoro Ocampo, Mexican Mexican, Colour lithograph on buff paper backed on linen
Poster relating to protestors in Mérida assassinate on the order of the state governor
Multiple artists/makers
1938
A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of how to combat Japanese Fascism, Isidoro Ocampo, Mexican Mexican, Lithograph
A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of how to combat Japanese Fascism
Isidoro Ocampo, Mexican
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1939
Poster warning of the dangers of fetal alcohol syndrome, Carlos Orozco Romero Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress, in orange and black, backed with linen
Poster warning of the dangers of fetal alcohol syndrome
Carlos Orozco Romero
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
Ca. 1928–1930
Dancers, Carlos Orozco Romero Mexican, Lithograph with color wash and body color applied by hand
Dancers
Carlos Orozco Romero
1931
Vaudeville in Harlem, New York, José Clemente Orozco Mexican, Lithograph
Vaudeville in Harlem, New York
Multiple artists/makers
1928
'Rear Guard' (or 'On the Road'): women carrying rifles and children, José Clemente Orozco Mexican, Lithograph
'Rear Guard' (or 'On the Road'): women carrying rifles and children
Multiple artists/makers
1929
Head a young woman facing the viewer, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925)., María Marín de Orozco Mexican, Woodcut
Head a young woman facing the viewer, from the portfolio 'Los pequeños grabadores en madera, alumnos de la Escuela Preparatoria de Jalisco' (Guadalajara, Mexico 1925).
María Marín de Orozco
ca. 1924
Poster advertising an exhibition of the work of Carlos Orozco Romero at the Galleria de Arte Moderno; portrait of Orozco upper left, María Marín de Orozco Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress, in red and black, backed with linen
Poster advertising an exhibition of the work of Carlos Orozco Romero at the Galleria de Arte Moderno; portrait of Orozco upper left
María Marín de Orozco
1927
A reading primer for workers who attend night school 'Libro de Lectura para uso de las escuelas nocturnas para trabajadores. 1er Grado' (first grade), Mariano Paredes Limón Mexican, Letterpress, linocut
A reading primer for workers who attend night school 'Libro de Lectura para uso de las escuelas nocturnas para trabajadores. 1er Grado' (first grade)
Multiple artists/makers
1938
Poster advertising an exhibition of works by José Guadalupe Posada (7 April–7 June, 1943) at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City; Posada's Calavera Catrina is reproduced in large scale, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Lithographic photo relief printed in pink, backed with linen
Poster advertising an exhibition of works by José Guadalupe Posada (7 April–7 June, 1943) at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City; Posada's Calavera Catrina is reproduced in large scale
José Guadalupe Posada
Talleres Gráficos de la Nación, Mexico, D.F.
1943
Broadsheet relating to a young girl who was beheaded in April 16, 1902, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincography and letterpress on tan paper
Broadsheet relating to a young girl who was beheaded in April 16, 1902
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1902
Broadsheet relating to the American Mosquito, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress on tan paper
Broadsheet relating to the American Mosquito
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
1903
Broadsheet relating to the triumphal march of Francisco Madero, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincograph and letterpress
Broadsheet relating to the triumphal march of Francisco Madero
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1911
A ballad of the Mexican Revolution, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincograph and letterpress
A ballad of the Mexican Revolution
José Guadalupe Posada
1913
Broadsheet relating to mothers-in-law, brothers-in-law and sons fighting, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress on pink paper
Broadsheet relating to mothers-in-law, brothers-in-law and sons fighting
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1890–1896
Cover for 'Cantares Oaxaqueños: Nueva Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para 1898', couples walking arm in arm on the outskirts of a town, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Chiaroscuro engraving and letterpress in red and black ink on yellow paper
Cover for 'Cantares Oaxaqueños: Nueva Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para 1898', couples walking arm in arm on the outskirts of a town
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1898
Cover for 'La Rumba: Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para el Presente Año 1903', a conductor and a drummer performing on stage for an audience, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Chiaroscuro engraving and letterpress printed in red and black on tan paper
Cover for 'La Rumba: Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para el Presente Año 1903', a conductor and a drummer performing on stage for an audience
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1903
Cover for 'Coleccion de Cartas Amorosas Cuaderno No. 4', a couple embracing and kissing, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincograph, letterpress
Cover for 'Coleccion de Cartas Amorosas Cuaderno No. 4', a couple embracing and kissing
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1900
Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for a collection of love letters / stories (number 12), José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincograph and letterpress
Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for a collection of love letters / stories (number 12)
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
ca. 1898
Cover of the 'Gaceta Callejera' reporting on the continuation of anti-reelection riots, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving, letterpress on buff paper
Cover of the 'Gaceta Callejera' reporting on the continuation of anti-reelection riots
José Guadalupe Posada
1892
Broadsheet Our Lady of Solitude of Santa Cruz, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress on buff paper
Broadsheet Our Lady of Solitude of Santa Cruz
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
1903
Broadsheet relating to the great skeleton of the Chin-Chun-Chan, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincograph, type-metal engraving and letterpress on purple paper
Broadsheet relating to the great skeleton of the Chin-Chun-Chan
Multiple artists/makers
1904
The skeleton of the people’s editor (Antonio Vanegas Arroyo), José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Zincograph and letterpress (letterpress on both sides of sheet)
The skeleton of the people’s editor (Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
1902
In proof of true love, a watercarrier skeleton arguing with a woman (Posada); two skeleton angels in upper corners (Manilla), José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress on blue paper
In proof of true love, a watercarrier skeleton arguing with a woman (Posada); two skeleton angels in upper corners (Manilla)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1890–1896
Broadsid: on recto skeletons riding bicycles; on verso skeletons buying and selling printed images etc, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress
Broadsid: on recto skeletons riding bicycles; on verso skeletons buying and selling printed images etc
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1895
The horrific skeleton of the flood of Guanajuato, José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, Type-metal engraving and letterpress
The horrific skeleton of the flood of Guanajuato
José Guadalupe Posada
Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
1905
Workers supporting skeletons on a beam (prostitute calaveras), Everardo Ramírez Mexican, Woodcut
Workers supporting skeletons on a beam (prostitute calaveras)
Everardo Ramírez
1936
Poster relating to union demands for graphic art workers employed by commercial workshops, Everardo Ramírez Mexican, Woodcut, linocut, letterpress, in blue and red, backed with linen
Poster relating to union demands for graphic art workers employed by commercial workshops
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1940–42
Emiliano Zapata, Diego Rivera Mexican, Lithograph
Emiliano Zapata
Multiple artists/makers
1932
The Fruits of Labor, Diego Rivera Mexican, Lithograph
The Fruits of Labor
Multiple artists/makers
1932
A children's book: 'Un gorrion en la guerra de las fieras', from the series "Biblioteca de 'Chapulin'", Antonio Joaquín Robles Soler Spanish
A children's book: 'Un gorrion en la guerra de las fieras', from the series "Biblioteca de 'Chapulin'"
Multiple artists/makers
1942
The Critic, Julio Ruelas Mexican, Etching
The Critic
Julio Ruelas
ca. 1905–1907
A reading primer for workers who attend night school 'Libro de Lectura para uso de las escuelas nocturnas para trabajadores. 2o Grado' (second grade), Editora Popular de la Secretaria de Educación Pública , Mexico, Letterpress, linocut
A reading primer for workers who attend night school 'Libro de Lectura para uso de las escuelas nocturnas para trabajadores. 2o Grado' (second grade)
Multiple artists/makers
1938
'Campanitas de Plata' (a children's book), Mariano Silva y Aceves Mexican, Woodcut and letterpress
'Campanitas de Plata' (a children's book)
Mariano Silva y Aceves
Francisco Díaz de León
1925
The Trinity of Scoundrels (or the Shameless Trinity) from 'El Machete', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Woodcut and letterpress on purple paper
The Trinity of Scoundrels (or the Shameless Trinity) from 'El Machete'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1924
Masthead from 'El Machete', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Photo-relief and letterpress
Masthead from 'El Machete'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1924
Front cover to 'Siqueiros 13 Grabados', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Woodcut on orange paper pasted to the cover
Front cover to 'Siqueiros 13 Grabados'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
William Spratling
1930
'The slave', a man with his hands tied behind his back, from the folio '13 Grabados', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Woodcut on orange paper
'The slave', a man with his hands tied behind his back, from the folio '13 Grabados'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1930
'The wives of the deportees', two women in profile standing by train tracks, from the folio '13 Grabados', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Woodcut on orange paper
'The wives of the deportees', two women in profile standing by train tracks, from the folio '13 Grabados'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1930
'The prisoners lunch', a woman holding a basket walking with a child, from the folio '13 Grabados', David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Woodcut on purple paper
'The prisoners lunch', a woman holding a basket walking with a child, from the folio '13 Grabados'
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1930
Poster advertising courses that could be taken at the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia & Historia (Mexico City) in Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics, Museography etc. Image of stylized Maya head upper left., Talleres Gráficos, Mexico City, Offset lithograph, in blue and red, backed with linen
Poster advertising courses that could be taken at the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia & Historia (Mexico City) in Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics, Museography etc. Image of stylized Maya head upper left.
Talleres Gráficos, Mexico City
Ca. 1940–45
Man and woman (Indigenous people with Maguey), Rufino Tamayo Mexican, Woodcut
Man and woman (Indigenous people with Maguey)
Rufino Tamayo
1926
'Cancionero Mexicano' (Mexican Songs) published under the imprint 'Mexican Folkways', Rufino Tamayo Mexican, Photomechanical letterpress and reproductions of vignettes by Tamayo, woodcut on cover
'Cancionero Mexicano' (Mexican Songs) published under the imprint 'Mexican Folkways'
Multiple artists/makers
1931
The Revolutionist (a man holding a rifle viewed from behind), Rufino Tamayo Mexican, Woodcut on Japan paper
The Revolutionist (a man holding a rifle viewed from behind)
Rufino Tamayo
ca. 1929–30
Thesis Proclamation of José Vicente Maldonado y Trespalacios, dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, Baltasar Troncoso y Sotomayor Mexican, Woodcut, letterpress and engraving (image of the Virgin) printed on white silk with a decorative metalic thread border backed with a panel of red silk.
Thesis Proclamation of José Vicente Maldonado y Trespalacios, dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe
Baltasar Troncoso y Sotomayor
Herederos de María de Rivera
1756
Print dedicated to Juan Antonio Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, Archbishop of Mexico and Viceroy of New Spain, Juan Antonio Vizarrón y Eguiarreta Spanish, Woodcut printed on pink silk with a red border
Print dedicated to Juan Antonio Vizarrón y Eguiarreta, Archbishop of Mexico and Viceroy of New Spain
Juan Antonio Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
José Bernardo de Hogal
ca. 1730–40
Plate 63: an attack on a train directed by a priest (cura Angulo), from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Mariana Yampolsky American, Linocut
Plate 63: an attack on a train directed by a priest (cura Angulo), from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
Mariana Yampolsky
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1947
Flyer relating to an anti-Calles demonstration of December 1935 in Mexico City, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph and letterpress backed on linen
Flyer relating to an anti-Calles demonstration of December 1935 in Mexico City
Alfredo Zalce
1935
Eight uncut pages from the Marxist newspaper 'Rumbo Grafico' with illustrations by Méndez and Zalce including an advertisement from the TGP offering their design and printing services at competitive prices for effective propaganda, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Linocut and letterpress
Eight uncut pages from the Marxist newspaper 'Rumbo Grafico' with illustrations by Méndez and Zalce including an advertisement from the TGP offering their design and printing services at competitive prices for effective propaganda
Multiple artists/makers
1940
The Palizada river, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph
The Palizada river, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946)
Multiple artists/makers
1945
The weaver of bécal hats, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph
The weaver of bécal hats, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946)
Multiple artists/makers
1945
A Henequén worker, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph
A Henequén worker, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946)
Multiple artists/makers
1945
The garden of Hecelchacán, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph
The garden of Hecelchacán, from 'Estampas de Yucatan' (1946)
Multiple artists/makers
1945
Flyer relating to the expropriation of foreign oil interests, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Linocut and letterpress on pink paper
Flyer relating to the expropriation of foreign oil interests
Alfredo Zalce
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca 1938
The press in the service of imperialism, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Lithograph
The press in the service of imperialism
Alfredo Zalce
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1939
Poster relating to the expropriation of foreign oil interests, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Linocut and letterpress on orange paper, backed with linen
Poster relating to the expropriation of foreign oil interests
Alfredo Zalce
Cooperativa de Artes Gráficas, Mexico City
ca. 1938
Poster celebrating National Teachers' Day, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Linocut on green paper, backed with linen
Poster celebrating National Teachers' Day
Alfredo Zalce
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
Ca. 1938–40
Poster celebrating the allied victory at the end of World War II, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Linocut and letterpress printed in black and orange, backed with linen
Poster celebrating the allied victory at the end of World War II
Alfredo Zalce
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1945

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