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Plate 44: soldiers from the regime of Victoriano Huerta herding those who supported Emiliano Zapata and burning their homes, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)

1947
Not on view
See comment for 1993.1133.1–85.

Supporters of the Mexican revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata were known as Zapatistas. The events shown in this print took place in the state of Morelos in 1911, when the military led by Victoriano Huerta burned the vil-lages of Zapata’s followers.

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  • Title: Plate 44: soldiers from the regime of Victoriano Huerta herding those who supported Emiliano Zapata and burning their homes, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)
  • Artist: Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, Mexico City 1923–2002 Mexico City)
  • Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: 1947
  • Medium: Linocut
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (27 × 40 cm)
    Image: 8 11/16 × 11 13/16 in. (22 × 30 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norman S. Rothschild, 1993
  • Object Number: 1993.1133.45
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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