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Poster relating to protestors in Mérida assassinate on the order of the state governor

1938
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Described on the poster as a "cowardly dwarf," the governor of the state of Yucatán, Fernando López Cárdenas, stands on the balcony of the Mérida town hall. He issues an order for armed guards to open fire on a group of taxi drivers staging a protest. The drivers march under their union banner at right, its red color corresponding to the blood of those killed and injured. This poster was made two years after the event occurred on July 1, 1936, an example of the TGP’s ongoing commitment to addressing injustices done to workers.



El gobernador del estado de Yucatán, Fernando López Cárdenas, descrito en el cartel como un «enano cobarde», aparece de pie en el balcón del ayuntamiento de Mérida dando a los guardias en formación la orden de abrir fuego sobre un grupo de conductores de taxis que participan en una manifestación. A la derecha, los conductores marchan tras la pancarta de su sindicato, cuyo color rojo se corresponde con la sangre de los heridos y asesinados. Este cartel se creó dos años después del suceso, acaecido el 1 de julio de 1936, y ejemplifica el compromiso permanente del TGP con la denuncia de las injusticias cometidas con los trabajadores.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Poster relating to protestors in Mérida assassinate on the order of the state governor
  • Artist: Isidoro Ocampo, Mexican (1910–1983)
  • Artist: ? José Chávez Morado (Mexican, 1909–2002)
  • Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: 1938
  • Medium: Colour lithograph on buff paper backed on linen
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 19 5/16 × 24 13/16 in. (49 × 63 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.514
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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