Uprising (the Generals)
Rather than referring to a specific incident, this print addresses the subject of the long history of suppressing uprisings in Mexico. Here, an Indigenous man is crushed beneath three generals, two of whom brandish swords. The print is signed by Mexiac and Beltrán, indicating their collaboration. Both artists were closely associated with the left-wing Taller de Gráfica Popular in Mexico City that was dedicated to creating art with social and political purpose.
Artwork Details
- Title: Uprising (the Generals)
- Artist: Adolfo Mexiac (Mexican, Cuto de la Esperanza, Michoacán 1927–2019 Cuernavaca)
- Artist: Alberto Beltrán (Mexican, Mexico City 1923–2002 Mexico City)
- Publisher: Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
- Date: 1958
- Medium: Linocut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 12 13/16 in. (25 × 32.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
- Object Number: 2024.69.43
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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