Peasant family

Possibly published by Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

ca. 1945

Not on view

The depiction emphasizes the poverty experienced by a Mexican family. Standing beneath a makeshift canopy, the mother and father protectively rest their hands on their young son. On the ground before them lie ribbons that are presumably for sale. The scene probably represents a street market that the artist has treated in an abstract way to heighten the family’s perilous situation.

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Title: Peasant family
Artist: Jesús Ortíz Tajonar (Mexican, 1919–1990)
Artist: Possibly published by Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
Date: ca. 1945
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 23 1/4 × 17 15/16 in. (59 × 45.5 cm)
Image: 17 5/16 × 12 3/16 in. (44 × 31 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Richard and JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz, 2024
Object Number: 2024.69.77
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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