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Bats and mummies intend to impede the development of revolutionary painting, printed in the newspaper 'El Machete' July (second fortnight)

Xavier GuerreroWW-1919-012282
1919·Woodcut, letterpress on verso·Sheet: 9 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (24.7 × 40 cm)

Gift of Jean Charlot, 1929

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Year
1919
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (24.7 × 40 cm)

Artist

Xavier Guerrero
Xavier Guerrero

Painting

Xavier Guerrero was a Mexican muralist and painter active in the early twentieth century. Working primarily in fresco and oil, he participated in the post-revolutionary Mexican mural movement alongside contemporaries including Diego Rivera. His compositions engaged with themes of labor, indigenous identity, and social reform through monumental public works.

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Two Mothers

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1945 · Black crayon on orange red paper

WW-1945-M029965

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Year
1919
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 15 3/4 in. (24.7 × 40 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1919-012282

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met
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Artist

Xavier Guerrero

Xavier Guerrero

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