The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 21, 2024
Cárdenas and the Expropriation of Oil
1952
(Mexican, 1904–1983)
publisher
(Mexican, 1937-)
Sheet: 32.7 x 25 cm (12 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 26 x 18.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Pablo O'Higgins began his career assisting the renowned painter Diego Rivera with his mural projects.Description
This print was published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP), an influential printmaking collective founded by Pablo O’Higgins and two colleagues in 1937. Drawing printmakers from around the world to Mexico City, the TGP provided technical expertise and encouraged the graphic arts as a means of social critique. This work commemorates Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas, who, in 1938, nationalized all foreign oil production in the country in order to improve conditions for workers. Here, the leader looks out at a cheering crowd holding banners that celebrate this act.- ?-2000(Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)2000-Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2000.99