Four hesitant corridos (ballads) printed on the one sheet, two on each side addressing the subject of unwanted American intervention in Mexico; ballad of the persecution of Pancho Villa - Escobedo; ballad of the good neighbour - Chávez Morado; ballad regarding the expropriation of foreign petroleum companies - Zalce; ballad on the eclipse of the peso - Chávez Morado

1938

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For another impression, see 46.46.455

Artwork Details

Title: Four hesitant corridos (ballads) printed on the one sheet, two on each side addressing the subject of unwanted American intervention in Mexico; ballad of the persecution of Pancho Villa - Escobedo; ballad of the good neighbour - Chávez Morado; ballad regarding the expropriation of foreign petroleum companies - Zalce; ballad on the eclipse of the peso - Chávez Morado
Artist: José Chávez Morado (Mexican, 1909–2002)
Artist: Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán 1908–2003 Morelia)
Artist: Jesús Escobedo (Mexican, Santa Clara del Cobre, Michoacán 1918–1978)
Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
Date: 1938
Medium: Linocut and letterpress on orange paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 19 1/8 in. (35 × 48.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Object Number: 46.46.381
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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1939

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Multiple artists/makers

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