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Zapata

Zapata

1932
(Mexican, 1886–1957)
(American, 1894–1966)
publisher

Weyhe Gallery

Mexico, 20th century
lithograph
Image: 41.3 x 33.2 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); Sheet: 52.7 x 39.8 cm (20 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1934.166
© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Williams 10
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Diego Rivera was one of numerous Mexican muralists to depict Emiliano Zapata around the time this print was made.

Description

This print depicts Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), a leader of the Mexican Revolution who became a symbol of progressive politics in the decades following his assassination. Zapata disavowed his privileged background and fought for workers’ rights. Diego Rivera's lithograph emphasized Zapata's heroism, showing him leading a white horse and a band of followers.
  • 1932-1934
    (Weyhe Gallery, New York, sold to the Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH)
    1934
    The Print Club of Cleveland, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1934-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Catalogue of an exhibition of the art of lithography: commemorating the sesquicentennial of its invention, 1798-1948. [Cleveland]: The Cleveland Museum of Art, November 11, 1948-January 2, 1949. Published as: Emilano Zapata, the Agrarian Leader of Morelos. Mentioned: p. 59 archive.org
  • A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
    Satire and Social Comment. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 15, 1975-February 8, 1976).
    Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 20-July 24, 1966).
    40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 3, 1959-January 20, 1960).
    Recent Accessions of Prints, 1933-34. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 20-March 13, 1935).
  • {{cite web|title=Zapata|url=false|author=Diego Rivera, George C. Miller, Weyhe Gallery|year=1932|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1934.166