Flyer relating to imperialism and war

Leopoldo Méndez Mexican
Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

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An enormous figure representing both a fascist (swastika) and a capitalist (top hat) with bayonets for legs and cannons for arms tramples a town. The text along the bottom is from a pacifist speech given by President Lázaro Cárdenas on September 1, 1938. It addresses freedom, the elimination of imperialist wars, and solidarity among workers.



Una enorme figura que representa a un fascista (esvástica) y a un capitalista (sombrero de copa) con bayonetas en lugar de piernas y cañones en vez de brazos pisotea una ciudad. El texto que aparece en la parte inferior procede de un discurso pacifista pronunciado por el presidente Lázaro Cárdenas el 1 de septiembre de 1938. Trata sobre la libertad, la necesidad de poner fin a las guerras imperialistas y la solidaridad entre los obreros.

Flyer relating to imperialism and war, Leopoldo Méndez (Mexican, 1902–1969), Lithograph on orange paper

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