La Huelga de 50,000 Trabajadores (The Strike of 50,000 Workers)

Contemporary Art

The Taller de Gráfica Popular (or the People’s Print Workshop) was established in 1937 in Mexico City by artists Raúl Anguiano (1915–2006), Luis Arenal (1908–1985), Leopoldo Méndez (1902–1969), and Pablo O’Higgins (1904–1983) and was open to applicants from all social classes and backgrounds. Elizabeth Catlett and Charles White, two U.S.-based artists featured in this exhibition, made use of the workshop in the 1940s.

The stated purpose of the workshop was to disseminate affordable prints with messages of political empowerment by giving artists the tools to create graphic images. These images have been used to educate the rural working class about the political and cultural gains of the Mexican Revolution, the power of solidarity across causes, and rallying antiimperialist, anti-fascist, and prolabor sentiment, among many other issues.

ARTIST Alberto Beltrán, Mexican, 1923–2002

PUBLISHER Taller de Gráfica Popular, founded Mexico City, 1937

MEDIUM Relief print

DATES ca. 1955

DIMENSIONS 8 11/16 x 13 1/4 in. (22.1 x 33.7 cm)

COLLECTIONS Contemporary Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2003.41.24

CREDIT LINE Bequest of Richard J. Kempe

EXHIBITIONS

Half the Picture: A Feminist Look at the Collection

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

RECORD COMPLETENESS

Not every record you will find here is complete. More information is available for some works than for others, and some entries have been updated more recently. Records are frequently reviewed and revised, and we welcome any additional information you might have.

Collection Menu

La Huelga de 50,000 Trabajadores (The Strike of 50,000 Workers)

Contemporary Art

RELATED OBJECTS