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Flyer with ballad of Mr. Grasshopper

ca. 1940
Not on view
This is one of a group of flyers by Méndez that use a grasshopper (called Don Chapulín), destroyer and thief of crops, to represent corrupt middlemen who exploited farmers. Here, the grasshopper rides on the back of a farmer whose wife and child walk in front. The ballad describes the physical characteristics and corrupt behavior of the grasshopper.



Esta estampa pertenece a un grupo de octavillas creadas por Méndez en las que un saltamontes llamado Don Chapulín —destructor y ladrón de cosechas— representa a los intermediarios corruptos que explotan a los campesinos. El saltamontes cabalga a lomos de un agricultor cuya esposa y cuyo hijo caminan delante. El corrido describe las características físicas y el comportamiento corrupto del saltamontes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flyer with ballad of Mr. Grasshopper
  • Artist: Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969)
  • Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: ca. 1940
  • Medium: Zincograph and letterpress (photomechanical relief) on tan paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/8 × 9 1/4 in. (34 × 23.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.460
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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