Sputnick

Publisher Probably Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

ca. 1957

Not on view

On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union was the first country to launch a satellite, Sputnik 1. It triggered a period of anxiety in the West because of the perceived gap between the technological capabilities of the United States and the Soviet Union. This print celebrates the satellite’s orbit: in its wake is a stream of doves, and, below, people dance and play music. González Iñiguez created the print shortly after he joined the Taller de Gráfica Popular in Mexico City in 1956. Rather than reflecting any anxiety the event provoked, he seems to have regarded the launch as a cause of celebration.

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Title: Sputnick
Artist: Xavier González Iñiguez (Mexican, 1932–1979)
Publisher: Probably Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
Date: ca. 1957
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: Sheet: 19 3/4 × 16 5/16 in. (50.2 × 41.5 cm)
Image: 15 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (40 × 30 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
Object Number: 2024.69.25
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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The Patrimony (El Patrimonio), Xavier González Iñiguez Mexican, Linocut — The Patrimony (El Patrimonio)
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The memorable fight of the miners (Memorable lucha de mineros), Plate 125 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People), Xavier González Iñiguez Mexican, Offset lithograph — The memorable fight of the miners (Memorable lucha de mineros), Plate 125 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People)
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