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Flyer relating to the death of Emiliano Zapata and how to continue his fight

Possibly by Leopoldo Méndez Mexican
ca. 1938
Not on view
This flyer advocates for continuing the agrarian reforms Zapata initiated at the beginning of the revolution. He is depicted on horseback behind a group of farmers holding a banner that reads, "all the land for the farmers." The account that follows describes the assassination of their "greatest leader" in April 1919, while praising the efforts of President Lázaro Cárdenas, who distributed more land than any of his predecessors. The flyer ends with the cry "Long live Emiliano Zapata, long live the agrarian revolution." Thousands of this type of flyer were printed on colored paper and distributed on the streets and at public events.




Esta octavilla aboga por seguir avanzando en las reformas agrarias iniciadas por Zapata al principio de la revolución. Se le representa a lomos de un caballo tras un grupo de agricultores que sujetan una pancarta con el texto «Toda la tierra para los campesinos». La crónica que acompaña a la ilustración describe el asesinato de su «líder más grande» en abril de 1919 y elogia los esfuerzos del presidente Lázaro Cárdenas, que repartió más tierra que todos sus predecesores. El volante finaliza con el grito «¡Viva Emiliano Zapata! ¡Viva la revolución agraria!». Miles de octavillas como esta se imprimían en papel de colores y se distribuían en las calles y en actos públicos.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flyer relating to the death of Emiliano Zapata and how to continue his fight
  • Artist: Anonymous, 20th century
  • Artist: Possibly by Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)
  • Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: ca. 1938
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/16 × 9 1/4 in. (33.5 × 23.5 cm)
    Image: 5 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (15 × 19.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.401
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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