ROW ONE José Chávez Morado Title:"El Fascismo 6a." Date: 1939 Medium: Lithograph in black with type/lettering in red (possibly transferred to the stone.) Edition: Reported to be 2,000
Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on lightweight litho poster paper. Image dimensions: 12.2" x 17.1" Sheet dimensions: 18.7" x 26.6" Prignitz number: 26 Reference:TGPpr, #26, 311.TGPdoce, 2, LMcm, 84. LMcms, #165A. Description:A promotional poster for anti-fascist conference number 8a.The image pres- ents an indigenous Mexican with a star of David on his chest being threatened by a large alligator or crocodile whose skin is covered in swastikas.

Jesus Escobedo Title: El Fascismo 8a Date: 1939 Medium: Lithograph in black with type/lettering in red (possibly transferred to the stone.) Edition: Reported to be 2,000
Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on lightweight litho poster paper. Image dimensions: 12.5" x 17.7" Sheet dimensions: 17.1" x 23.2" Prignitz number: 28 Reference:TGPpr, # 28, 312.TGP60 53. MPmmp, 69, 206(image only.), 238. LMcms, #217A.
Description:A promotional poster for anti-fascist conference number 8a.The image shows four men, a business man or intellectual, a soldier, a factory worker and a rural/ farm worker (campesino) walking the world arm in arm, united in their struggle against fascism.

Isidoro Ocampo Title: El Fascismo 7a Date: 1939 Medium: Lithograph in black with type, possibly partially transferred to stone, in red. Edition: Reported to be 2,000
Inscriptions/Annotations: Initialed in stone at lower left center "I.O." Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on lightweight litho paper. Image dimensions: 17.1" x 23.6" Sheet dimensions: 18.5" x 26.6"
Prignitz number: 27 Reference:TGPpr, #27, 311-312.TGPdoce, 3, MPmmp, 203, 243.
Description:A promotional poster for the seventh anti-fascist conference.The image shows Emperor Hirohito as a giant spider crawling over China.

ROW TWO left and right, Pablo O'Higgins Title: El Frente Sovietico Date: 1941 Medium: Lithograph in orange and black with lettering drawn on/transferred to the stones. Edition: Reported to be 5,000 with 200 on better paper sold to defray printing costs.
Inscriptions/Annotations: One of two examples is signed in pencil at LR by O'Higgins. This example also has at LR "TALLER DE GRAFICA POPULAR." Paper/impression quality: Excellent impressions on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 17.6" x 24.0" (includes lettering on stone.) Sheet dimensions: 19.1" x 25.0" (signed example) 18.3" x 26.7" (Stallings example) Prignitz number: 47 Reference:TGPpr, # 47, 313-314.TGPdoce, 6,TGPmus, 26.TGPmus, 185. Description: A poster stating "The Soviet front is the first line of defense, ¡sustain them!" The image shows an armed soviet soldier with armed civilians behind him. Note that the signed example has the annotation at LR "TALLER DE GRAFICA POPULAR" and is correspondingly a bit 'taller' than the unsigned example. No known reason for this. Condition: Two examples of this poster are in the collection. The unsigned exam- ple is in near fine condition with only minor wear.The example signed by O'Higgins shows staining and losses in the margins along with creasing resulting in pigment loss in places.The Stallings collection example has larger side margins but a smaller bottom margin.

middle image, Isidoro Ocampo Title: El Fascismo 4a Date: 1939 Medium: Lithograph in black with type, possibly partially transferred to stone, in red. Edition: Reported to be 2,000. Inscriptions/Annotations: Initialed in stone at LR "I.O."
aper/impression quality: Good impression on lightweight litho poster paper. Image dimensions: 12.6" x 18" (17" x 23.7" including text) Sheet dimensions: 18.7"x 26.4" Prignitz number: 24
Reference:TGPpr, #24, 311.TGPdoce, 3, LMcm, 84. LMcms, #174A. Description:A promotional poster for the fourth in a series of anti Fascist conferences. The image depicts a Jewish victim of torture tied to a chair. Graphic and powerful.

ROW THREE Adolfo Mexiac Title:"Exposición Gráfica documental..." Date: 1951 Medium: Linoleum cut with type Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 12.4" x 12.6" Sheet dimensions: 35.6" x 13.7" Prignitz number: 132 Reference:TGPpr, # 132, 322.TGPwom, 19.
Description:A promotional poster for an exhibition of documentary graphic works at the second annual World Peace Conference.The image presents a woman and child with the earth, encircled with doves of peace.

Xavier Íñiguez Title: "El Gobierno del Estado de Zacatecas presenta: 2a..." Date: 1959 Medium: Linoleum cut with type/lettering. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 15.6" x 11.9" Sheet dimensions: 30.2" x 22" Prignitz number: 1743 Reference:TGPpr, # 1743, 416. Description:A promotional poster for the second annual exhibition of works by theTGP in the state of Zacatecas.The image presents a festival scene with celestial elements including a wonderful depiction of the Soviet satellite Sputnik trailing peace doves in its wake! A beautifully executed image.

Leopoldo Méndez Title:"El Gobierno del Estado de Zacatecas presenta..." Date: 1958 Medium: Linoleum cut with type. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Somewhat light impression on typical poster paper Image dimensions: 12.0" x 16.3" Sheet dimensions: 31.7" x 23.7" Prignitz number: 1741 Reference:TGPpr, # 1741, 415. Description:A promotional poster for the first annual exhibition of works by theTGP in the state of Zacatecas.The image of a man, dead or being tortured, being dragged behind horses by 'malo hombres.'The print is titled ¡Bestias! and is from the Méndez portfolio entitled Río Escondido. Note that the linoleum block lost part of one corner between printing for the portfolio (1947) and the poster.

Unknown artist, Title: Exposicion del Grabado y del Libro Polacos Date: 1951/52 (as per MZcap, pgs. 220 and 247.) Medium: Linoleum cut or woodcut in black with type in black and pink. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: None Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 12.9" x 11.9" Sheet dimensions: 37.0" x 27.6" Prignitz number:Apparently not listed in Prignitz. Reference: MZcap 220, 247 (mention of exhibition.)
Description:A promotional poster for an exhibition of Polish prints and books at the studio of Lola Alvarez Bravo, well known photographer and wife of Manuel Alvarez Bravo.The image presents a scene of an interior courtyard, probably the location of Alvarez Bravo's studio.

ROW FOUR Francisco Dosamantes Title:Taller de Gráfica Popular. Exposición 20 Litografías. Date: 1939 Medium: Lithograph in black and red with handset type in black and red. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: Signed in stone "F2A." Paper/impression quality: Excellent impression on lightweight litho poster paper. Image dimensions: 14.2" x 21.2" Sheet dimensions: 16.2" x 22.2" Prignitz number: 37 Reference:TGPpr, # 37, 312. MPmmp, 222, 237. LMcms, #216A.
Description:A promotional poster for an exhibition of 20 lithographs by members of the Taller de Gráfica Popular.The image is of a very large eye (the eye of the viewer) with part of the lettering of the title incorporated. One of the most surreal efforts by Dosamantes who signs in the stone "F2A."

Adolfo Mexiac Title: Exposicion Plateria Méxicana Date: 1952 Medium:Two color linoleum cut in black and yellow with type in black. Edition: Unknown Inscriptions/Annotations: in block at LL "TGP Mexiac." Paper/impression quality: Good impression on typical poster paper. Image dimensions: 15.8" x 21.2" Sheet dimensions: 32.0" x 24.2" Prignitz number: 141 Reference:TGPpr, # 141, 323.
Description:A promotional poster for an exhibition of Mexican silversmithing.The image is a wonderful representation of three items representative of the work in the show.The use of the second (yellowish) block is very effective.