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Exhibition

Democratizing Prints: The JoAnn Edinburg Pinkowitz Gift

Overview Exhibition Objects

The Cart of Death, Francisco Dosamantes, Mexican Mexican, Linocut — The Cart of Death
Francisco Dosamantes, Mexican
1944

Master of Everything (El Dueño de Todo), plate 2 from "Hidden River" (Río Escondido), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut — Master of Everything (El Dueño de Todo), plate 2 from "Hidden River" (Río Escondido)
Leopoldo Méndez
Editorial 'La Estampa Mexicana'
1948

Solitude (Soledad), plate 5 from "Hidden River" (Río Escondido), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut — Solitude (Soledad), plate 5 from "Hidden River" (Río Escondido)
Leopoldo Méndez
Editorial 'La Estampa Mexicana'
1948

The Doctor and Death, Adolfo Mexiac Mexican, Linocut — The Doctor and Death
Adolfo Mexiac
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1950s

Los Hambreadores (The Greedy Ones), Gonzalo de la Paz Pérez Mexican, Linocut — Los Hambreadores (The Greedy Ones)
Gonzalo de la Paz Pérez
1940s

Carne de Cañón (Cannon Fodder), Morton Dimondstein American, Linocut — Carne de Cañón (Cannon Fodder)
Morton Dimondstein
1952

Movies, Geniuses, and Lawyers (Cine genios y abogados), Mariana Yampolsky American, Linocut — Movies, Geniuses, and Lawyers (Cine genios y abogados)
Mariana Yampolsky
1940s

Widow II, from "Kreig" (War), Käthe Kollwitz German, Woodcut — Widow II, from "Kreig" (War)
Käthe Kollwitz
1922–23

Starvation, Wang Renfeng Chinese, Woodcut, China — Starvation
Wang Renfeng
1930s or 1940s

SALUD! (a salute to the Chinese artists and their new revolutionary nation), Alberto Beltrán Mexican, Lithograph (color linocut); proof impression — SALUD! (a salute to the Chinese artists and their new revolutionary nation)
Alberto Beltrán
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1950

The Arts (Las Artes): a printing press, a sculptor, a hand holding brushes, Xavier González Iñiguez Mexican, Linocut — The Arts (Las Artes): a printing press, a sculptor, a hand holding brushes
Xavier González Iñiguez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1955–1960

Posada in his workshop (homage to Posada), Leopoldo Méndez Mexican, Linocut — Posada in his workshop (homage to Posada)
Leopoldo Méndez
ca. 1956

Labor in a Diesel Plant, Letterio Calapai American, Wood engraving — Labor in a Diesel Plant
Letterio Calapai
1941

Self-portrait with Crown of Thorns, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut prints, China — Self-portrait with Crown of Thorns
Chen Yanqiao
20th century

Lu Xun teaches about woodcuts, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut, China — Lu Xun teaches about woodcuts
Chen Yanqiao
1930s or 1940s

Manuela Sanchez, Spanish Guerilla, from "Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts" (1952), Alberto Beltrán Mexican, Linocut — Manuela Sanchez, Spanish Guerilla, from "Eight Studies by Mexican Masters of Graphic Arts" (1952)
Alberto Beltrán
Latin American Research Bureau, New York
ca. 1952

David Alfaro Siqueiros in Prison, Arturo García Bustos Mexican, Linocut — David Alfaro Siqueiros in Prison
Arturo García Bustos
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1961

Day of the Dead, Adolfo Mexiac Mexican, Linocut — Day of the Dead
Adolfo Mexiac
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1953

Francisco Mora

Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City

1959

The Franciscan and the Indian, José Clemente Orozco Mexican, Lithograph — The Franciscan and the Indian
Multiple artists/makers
1929

The 30’s—Windshield, Benton Murdoch Spruance American, Lithograph — The 30’s—Windshield
Benton Murdoch Spruance
Theodore H. Cuno
1939

Hope for the Future, Charles Wilbert White American, Lithograph — Hope for the Future
Charles Wilbert White
1946

Ranks of New Recruits, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut prints, China — Ranks of New Recruits
Chen Yanqiao
1930s or 1940s

Triumphant soldiers, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut, China — Triumphant soldiers
Chen Yanqiao
1930s or 1940s

Welcoming the People’s Army, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut, China — Welcoming the People’s Army
Chen Yanqiao
1930s or 1940s

At the Front, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut, China — At the Front
Chen Yanqiao
1930s or 1940s

Prisoners, Chen Yanqiao Chinese, Woodcut, China — Prisoners
Chen Yanqiao
1930s or 1940s

Avenging the Dead, Wang Liuqiu Chinese, Woodcut, China — Avenging the Dead
Wang Liuqiu
1945

Die Gefangenen (The Prisoners), Käthe Kollwitz German, Etching — Die Gefangenen (The Prisoners)
Käthe Kollwitz
1908

Harvesting Chicle (Hombre in el Arbor), Ángel Bracho Mexican, Linocut — Harvesting Chicle (Hombre in el Arbor)
Ángel Bracho
ca. 1950

Sharecropper, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Linocut printed in green and black — Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett
1952 (published 1968–70)

Miners of Ecuador, Galo Galecio Ecuadorian, Lithograph — Miners of Ecuador
Galo Galecio
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1944–46

The Butcher Shop, Adolfo Mexiac Mexican, Linocut — The Butcher Shop
Adolfo Mexiac
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1950s

Peasant family, Jesús Ortíz Tajonar Mexican, Lithograph — Peasant family
Jesús Ortíz Tajonar
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1945

The laundress of Huilulco (Puebla), Pablo Esteban O'Higgins American, Lithograph — The laundress of Huilulco (Puebla)
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
1954

Helping Mongolian Comrades at Harvest, Zhang Wang Chinese, Woodcut, China — Helping Mongolian Comrades at Harvest
Zhang Wang
1944

Seated Chinese Girl, Elena Huerta Múzquiz Mexican, Lithograph — Seated Chinese Girl
Elena Huerta Múzquiz
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1956

Child (Niña), José Julio Rodríguez Mexican, Linocut — Child (Niña)
José Julio Rodríguez
ca. 1940s–1950s

Pedro, Howard Cook American, Aquatint — Pedro
Howard Cook
1933

Portrait of Pablo O'Higgins, Jules Heller American, Linocut — Portrait of Pablo O'Higgins
Jules Heller
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
ca. 1950

Mexican Woman, John Wilson American, Lithograph — Mexican Woman
John Wilson
1951

Girl Resting, Mariana Yampolsky American, Linocut — Girl Resting
Mariana Yampolsky
1952

Rumba, Miguel Covarrubias Mexican, Lithograph — Rumba
Miguel Covarrubias
Associated American Artists
1942 (or 1946?)

Sputnick, Xavier González Iñiguez Mexican, Linocut — Sputnick
Xavier González Iñiguez
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
ca. 1957

Mandolin Player, Rufino Tamayo Mexican, Woodcut (working proof) — Mandolin Player
Rufino Tamayo
1930

Acrobat, Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Color linocut — Acrobat
Alfredo Zalce
1965

Fiesta (Taxco), Howard Cook American, Etching and drypoint — Fiesta (Taxco)
Howard Cook
1933

Poster celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Taller de Gráfica Popular, Anonymous, Mexican, Color screenprint — Poster celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Taller de Gráfica Popular
Anonymous, Mexican
F. L. Gómez Workshop
1957

The death of Emiliano Zapata 10 April 1919 (La muerte de Emiliano Zapata, 10 de Abril de 1919), Plate 95 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People), Sarah Jiménez Vernís Mexican, Offset lithograph — The death of Emiliano Zapata 10 April 1919 (La muerte de Emiliano Zapata, 10 de Abril de 1919), Plate 95 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People)
Sarah Jiménez Vernís
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1960

Emiliano Zapata, Francisco Mora Mexican, Linocut — Emiliano Zapata
Francisco Mora
1960

Emiliano Zapata, David Alfaro Siqueiros Mexican, Lithograph — Emiliano Zapata
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1930

The youth of Emiliano Zapata: an objective lesson (La juventud de Emiliano Zapata: leccion objetiva), Plate 53 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People), Mariana Yampolsky American, Offset lithograph — The youth of Emiliano Zapata: an objective lesson (La juventud de Emiliano Zapata: leccion objetiva), Plate 53 from "450 Años de Lucha: Homenaje al Pueblo Mexicano" (450 Years of Struggle: Homage to the Mexican People)
Mariana Yampolsky
Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
1960

The Attack (Embestial), Raúl Anguiano Mexican, Etching — The Attack (Embestial)
Raúl Anguiano
1940

Kristallnacht (November 9–10, 1938), Luis Arenal Mexican, Lithograph — Kristallnacht (November 9–10, 1938)
Luis Arenal
1938

Uprising (the Generals), Adolfo Mexiac Mexican, Linocut — Uprising (the Generals)
Multiple artists/makers
1958

Hanged Black Men (Los Ahorcados, or Negroes), José Clemente Orozco Mexican, Lithograph — Hanged Black Men (Los Ahorcados, or Negroes)
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1933–1934

Lode Lynching — Columbia, Charles Frederick Surendorf American, Linocut — Lode Lynching — Columbia
Charles Frederick Surendorf
ca. 1955

10 grabados en madera (10 Woodcuts), Isidoro Ocampo, Mexican Mexican, Woodcut — 10 grabados en madera (10 Woodcuts)
Isidoro Ocampo, Mexican
1948

8 aguafuertes a color (8 Color Etchings), Alfredo Zalce Mexican, Color etching — 8 aguafuertes a color (8 Color Etchings)
Alfredo Zalce
1947