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Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Rear Guard

Rear Guard

1929
(Mexican, 1883–1949)
(American, 1894–1966)
Mexico, 20th century
lithograph
Image: 35.4 x 47.2 cm (13 15/16 x 18 9/16 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1950.436
© José Clemente Orozco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico
Catalogue raisonné: Hopkins 9; Orozco 4
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The rear guard is the part of a military group tasked with protecting the main force from rear attacks. In this lithograph showing the Mexican Revolution, some members are even holding children.
  • ?-1950
    (Weyhe Gallery, New York, sold to the Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH)
    1950
    The Print Club of Cleveland, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    1950-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Images of War. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).
    Promenades, Pageants, Processions, and Pilgrimages. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 25, 1981-January 3, 1982).
  • {{cite web|title=Rear Guard|url=false|author=José Clemente Orozco, George C. Miller|year=1929|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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