ROW ONE, Leopoldo Méndez, Corrido de Don Chapulin,1940 ,Zincograph (metal relief print from a linoleum cut or drawing) with type Inscriptions/Annotations: Bears name "Méndez" at LR in graphite. Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical fine green colored paper. Image dimensions: 4.2" x 7.5" Sheet dimensions: 13.2" x 9.1" Prignitz number: 255-258 (listed as a series without distinguishing by individual image.) Reference:TGPpr, 336.TGPdoce, 148. LMcm, 77. LMeog, #68, 100, 174. Description:The text is identical on all four variants of this flyer and speaks of the speculators who maintain high prices for supplies.The image on this volante shows speculators (as grasshoppers) being blessed by a priest of their own kind. Leopoldo Méndez, Corrido de Don Chapulin 1940 Zincograph (metal relief print from a linoleum cut or drawing) with type. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: Both examples bear name "Méndez" at LR in graphite. Paper/impression quality: Excellent impressions on typical fine colored papers. Image dimensions: 5.2" x 4.6" Sheet dimensions: 13.2" x 9.1" Prignitz number: 255-258 (listed as a series without distinguishing by individual image.) Reference: Prignitz, page 336 Description:The text is identical on all four variants of this flyer and speaks of the speculators who maintain high prices for supplies.The image on this volante shows the speculator (as a grasshopper) riding on the back of the farmer. Leopoldo Méndez Title: Corrido de Don Chapulin 1940 Zincograph (metal relief print from a linoleum cut or drawing) with type. Inscriptions/Annotations: Both examples bear name "Méndez" at LR in graphite. Paper/impression quality: Excellent impressions on typical fine colored papers. Image dimensions: 4.2" x 7.5" Sheet dimensions: 13.4" x 9.0" Prignitz number: 255-258 (listed as a series without distinguishing by individual image.) Reference:TGPpr, 336. LMeog, #69, 100, 174. Description:The text is identical on all four variants of this flyer and speaks of the speculators who maintain high prices for supplies.The image on this volante shows the people burying the speculator (as a grasshopper.) Leopoldo Méndez Title: Corrido de Don Chapulin 1940 Zincograph (metal relief print from a linoleum cut or drawing) with type. Inscriptions/Annotations: Both examples bear name "Méndez" at LR in graphite. Paper/impression quality: Excellent impressions on typical fine colored papers. Image dimensions: 5.2" x 4.7" Sheet dimensions: 13.2" x 9.2" Prignitz number: 255-258 (listed as a series without distinguishing by individual image.) Reference: Prignitz, page 336 Description: The text is identical on all four variants of this flyer and speaks of the speculators who maintain high prices for supplies.The image on this volante shows the speculator (as a grasshopper) leaning back in his chair with a cigar, a bottle and his safe. |
ROW TWO, Alberto Beltrán, Corrido del Congresso de la Paz, 1949 Linoleum cut for main print (smaller vingettes linocuts or line cuts) with type. Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical fine colored paper. Image dimensions: (large linocut) 4.2" x 10.1"The other eight prints are various sizes. Sheet dimensions: 18.6" x 13.7" Prignitz number: 283 Reference: Prignitz, page 338 Description:A folk ballad devoted to the peace conference.The large image at top has a depiction of two children with birds greeting the dawning of a new, and presumably more peaceful, day.The text is interspersed with eight additional small images (probably linocuts) of birds.Very much in the style of Posada, right down to the decorative borders. José Chávez Morado, Corrido de los Tranvias (Ballad of the Street Car Strike, as per TGPdoce.) Lorenzo Guerrero :" Corrido del Partido Popular..." 1952 Linoleum cut with type. Inscriptions/Annotations: In block at LR "TGP" Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical fine colored paper. Image dimensions: 4.3" x 7.2" Sheet dimensions: 12.3" x 7.9" Prignitz number: 292 Reference: Prignitz, page 339 Description: A depiction of the political party "Partido Popular" as the bringers of peace. Alberto Beltrán Corrido del Voto de la Mujer 1955 Line cut reproduction of a drawing (?) with type |
ROW THREE Alfredo Zalce Corrido de la Exproprición Petrolera1940 Linoleum cut with type Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical fine colored paper. Image dimensions: 11.5" x 7.7" Sheet dimensions: 13.7" x 9.0" Prignitz number: 253 Reference:TGPpr, 335.TGP50, 18.TGPdoce, 149. Description: A depiction of three men at the top of the page, one with a guitar (playing the music for the corrido), and two others dumping a barrel of Pemex oil on two men at the bottom of the page, those men presumably representing the foreign oil interests. Alfredo Zalce, José Chávez Morado, Jesús Escobedo, 4 Corridos Vaciladores de la Intervención Americana 1938 Linoleum cuts. Click for more details |