Life and Drama of Mexico. 20 Years of the Taller de Gráfica Popular . . . Palacio de Bellas Artes . . . From November 19 to December 28
Date
1957
Creator
Location
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
This 1957 print commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the TGP [Taller de Gráfica Popular], announcing an exhibition of various TGP artists’ works in Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes. In the center of the poster, Alberto Beltrán depicts the hands of a TGP artist carving a linocut of a man seemingly brought to life as he rises from the printing plate. In the background, a wealthy calavera (living skeleton) drinks wine on the right, while on the left a peasant turns his head away from the calavera’s scandalous ways. Beltrán’s print serves as a social commentary on postrevolutionary Mexico, revealing the disparities that still existed among the various social classes. from Costa, Para la Gente: Art, Politics and Cultural Identity of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Notre Dame, 2009)
![This 1957 print commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the TGP [Taller de Gráfica Popular], announcing an exhibition of various TGP artists’ works in Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes. In the center of the poster, Alberto Beltrán depicts the hands of a TGP artist carving a linocut of a man seemingly brought to life as he rises from the printing plate. In the background, a wealthy calavera (living skeleton) drinks wine on the right, while on the left a peasant turns his head away from the calavera’s scandalous ways. Beltrán’s print serves as a social commentary on postrevolutionary Mexico, revealing the disparities that still existed among the various social classes.
from Costa, Para la Gente: Art, Politics and Cultural Identity of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Notre Dame, 2009)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiiif-image.library.nd.edu%2Fiiif%2F2%2F2009.012.001%2F2009_012_001-v0001%2Ffull%2Ffull%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
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