Flyer relating to an anti-Calles demonstration of December 1935 in Mexico City
Esta octavilla fue publicada por la Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios, un colectivo fundado a principios de 1934 siguiendo en parte el modelo de los sindicatos de trabajadores. Anuncia una manifestación contra las manipulaciones políticas de Plutarco Elías Calles —conocido informalmente como «Jefe Máximo»—, que gobernó de manera indirecta entre 1929 y 1934 a través de presidentes designados por él que ejercieron el cargo durante cortos lapsos de tiempo. Calles es representado como un pirata que se enriquece a costa de la sangre y el sufrimiento de los pobres. En la esquina superior izquierda, un loro luce las siglas «ARM», pertenecientes a un grupo anticomunista que se oponía al sindicalismo. La liga que patrocinó esta octavilla forjó lazos estrechos con organizaciones de la clase trabajadora y desarrolló discursos relacionados con las luchas proletarias.
Artwork Details
- Title: Flyer relating to an anti-Calles demonstration of December 1935 in Mexico City
- Artist: Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán 1908–2003 Morelia)
- Date: 1935
- Medium: Lithograph and letterpress backed on linen
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/8 × 16 1/8 in. (29.5 × 41 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1939
- Object Number: 39.16.12
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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