Rivera, Diego. Zapata, 1932. lithograph, Image: 41.3 x 33.2 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); Sheet: 52.7 x 39.8 cm (20 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.). Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1934.166. Copyrighted undefined.

Zapata

1932

Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957)

Prints

Zapata, 1932. Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886–1957), printed by George C. Miller (American, 1894–1966), published by Weyhe Gallery. Lithograph; image: 41.3 x 33.2 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); sheet: 52.7 x 39.8 cm (20 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1934.166 © Artists Right Society (ARS), New York This print depicts Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), a leader of the Mexican Revolution who became a symbol of progressive politics in the decades following his assassination. Zapata disavowed his privileged background and fought for workers’ rights. Diego Rivera's lithograph emphasized Zapata's heroism, showing him leading a white horse and a band of followers. Diego Rivera was one of numerous Mexican muralists to depict Emiliano Zapata around the time this print was made.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Rivera, Diego
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: lithograph
Medium: lithograph
Dimensions: Image: 41.3 x 33.2 cm (16 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); Sheet: 52.7 x 39.8 cm (20 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: signed and inscribed at lower left, in pencil: 84/100 Diego Rivera; at lower right, in pencil: 1932; initialed and inscribed at lower right on stone: DR32
Departments: Prints
Accession Number: 1934.166
Credit Line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Exhibitions: Recent Accessions of Prints, 1933-34, 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Print Club of Cleveland, Prints and Drawings, 1916-1965, Satire and Social Comment, A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined