Artworks · Leopoldo Méndez

Serpiente cascabel (in-text plate, page 14) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 5 3/8 x 5 7/16" (13.7 x 13.8 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Zopilote vanidoso (in-text plate, page 53) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Woodcut from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 4 7/8 x 5 3/8" (12.4 x 13.7 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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El nuevo canto (tailpiece, page 60) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 5 7/8 x 4 7/8" (15 x 12.4 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Pequeño zopilote, mueve los pies (in-text plate, page 52) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 6 5/8 x 3 5/8" (16.9 x 9.2 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Dime que no has muerto (in-text plate, page 19) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 3 1/4 x 5 1/4" (8.3 x 13.4 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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La viuda se amoldó debajo del ala del chacpol (tailpiece, page 35) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 4 3/4 x 5 1/2" (12.1 x 14 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Amigo jabalí (in-text plate, page 21) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 6 1/8 x 5 3/8" (15.5 x 13.7 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Don Ardilla (in-text plate, page 12) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 3 1/8 x 5 5/16" (7.9 x 13.5 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Envía el Sol su primer haz de luz (in-text plate, page 16) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 3 3/4 x 4 15/16" (9.6 x 12.5 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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El fin del zopilote (in-text plate, page 59) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

composition 7 3/16 x 5 1/2" (18.2 x 14 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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El alcalde habla (in-text plate, page 55) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 5 1/16 x 5 3/8" (12.9 x 13.7 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Los tejones (in-text plate, page 54) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 3 15/16 x 5 9/16" (10.1 x 14.1 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Doña Caracol en un hospital (in-text plate, page 58) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 2 3/8 x 5 7/16" (6 x 13.8 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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La venganza (plate, page 57) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 8 x 5 1/2" (20.4 x 14 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Brincos del zopilote borracho (in-text plate, page 51) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 5 x 5 3/16" (12.8 x 13.2 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Mira atrás, mira adelante (in-text plate, page 13) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 2 3/16 x 4 15/16" (5.5 x 12.5 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Doña Caracol (in-text plate, page 15) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 7 x 5 5/16" (17.8 x 13.5 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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El gran recibimiento (front cover) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

cover: 11 1/8 × 8 9/16" (28.3 × 21.7 cm)

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Señor Ardilla dentro de la calabaza (in-text plate, page 17) from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 3 5/16 x 4 5/8" (8.5 x 11.8 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Title page from the illustrated book Incidentes melódicos del mundo irracional (Melodic Incidents of the Irrational World)

1944 · Wood engraving from an illustrated book with forty-one wood engravings and one woodcut

irreg. composition 6 x 3 5/16" (15.3 x 8.5 cm); page: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4" (27.5 × 21 cm)

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Street Meeting (Mitin Improvisado) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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Protest (Protesta) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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The Thunderbolt (El Rayo) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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Juárez from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16" (20 × 25 cm)

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Fascism (1) (Fachismo [1]) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16" (20 × 25 cm)

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Fascism (2) (Fachismo [2]) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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For Teaching Them to Read (Por enseñar a Leer) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16" (20 × 25 cm)

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The Letter (La Carta) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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Stableman (Establero) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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The Weavers (Niñas Tejedoras) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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Prisoner (El Preso) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez, Prisoner \(\El Preso\) from the portfolio\ 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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The Peoples' Revenge (La Venganza de los Pueblos) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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Book Cover (Portada de un Libro) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm)

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Horsemen (Jinetes) from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · One from a portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16" (20 × 25 cm)

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25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez

1943 · Portfolio of twenty-five woodcuts

sheet (each): 9 13/16 × 7 7/8" (25 × 20 cm); cover: 11 1/16 × 9 1/16 × 9/16" (28.1 × 23 × 1.5 cm)

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Los tranviarios luchan en beneficio de todo el pueblo...

1943 · Linoleum cuts, printed in black (a) and black and brick (b)

sheet: 26 3/4 × 36 13/16" (68 × 93.5 cm)

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Poster protesting the appointment of Gonzalo N. Santos as Governor of the State of San Luis Potosí in Mexico ('La juventud de Mexico se opone a la resurrecion del mas tenebroso politico Gonzalo N. Santos, conocido como un criminal sanguinario, ...')

1943 · Linoleum cut with letterpress, printed in color

Comp. without letters 11 5/8 x 16 1/8" (29.8 x 40.9 cm)

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Corrido of Stalingrad

1942 · Linocut on paper

Image/plate: 42.2 × 32 cm (16 5/8 × 12 5/8 in.); Sheet: 47.4 × 35.2 cm (18 11/16 × 13 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Letter 2

1942 · Wood engraving on paper

14.4 × 12 cm (5 11/16 × 4 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Vengeance of the People

1942 · Wood engraving in black on grayish-ivory China paper

Image: 25.3 × 20.2 cm (10 × 8 in.); Sheet: 35.5 × 30 cm (14 × 11 13/16 in.)

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Antonio Gramsci

1942 · Woodcut on paper

16 × 19 cm (6 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Deportation to Death (Death Train)

1942 · Linocut in black on tan wove paper

Image: 35.2 × 51.3 cm (13 7/8 × 20 1/4 in.); Sheet: 41.9 × 58.7 cm (16 1/2 × 23 1/8 in.)

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Corrido of Stalingrad

1942 · Linocut on paper

42 × 32 cm (16 9/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calaveras estranguladoras (Strangling Calaveras)

1942 · Lithograph in black on paper

337 × 267 mm (image); 356 × 254 mm (image) [right to left, recto]; 343 × 254 mm (image); 343 × 254 mm (image) [left to right, verso]; 477 × 350 mm (sheet, folded); 477 × 700 mm (sheet, unfolded)

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Calaveras estranguladoras (Strangling Calaveras)

1942 · Lithograph in black on paper

337 × 267 mm (image); 356 × 254 mm (image) [right to left, recto]; 343 × 254 mm (image); 343 × 254 mm (image) [left to right, verso]; 495 × 362 mm (sheet, folded); 495 × 724 mm (sheet, unfolded)

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The Sun and the Weevil (El Sol y el Gorgojo!)

1942 · Woodcut, printed in black

Sheet 14 1/4 x 11 13/16" (36.1 x 36.0 cm) Comp. 7 7/8 x 6 11/16" (20.1 x 17.0 cm)

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Marshal S. Timoshenko - His Triumphs Are Our Triumphs (Mariscal S. Timoshenko - Sus Triunfos Son Los Nuestros)

1942 · Lithograph with letterpress

Comp. without letters 16 7/8 x 14" (42.8 x 35.5 cm)

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Deportation into Death (Deportación a la muerte)

1942 · Linoleum cut

composition: 13 3/4 x 19 5/8" (35 x 49.8 cm); sheet: 17 5/16 x 24" (44 x 61 cm)

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