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Zapata
1931
David Alfaro Siqueiros
David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexican, 1896–1974)
Prints
Zapata, 1931. David Alfaro Siqueiros (Mexican, 1896–1974), printed by George C. Miller (American, 1894–1966), published by Weyhe Gallery. Lithograph; sheet: 61.2 x 51.5 cm (24 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.); image: 52.2 x 39.7 cm (20 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1972.219 © Artists Rights 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. In his lithograph, David Alfaro Siqueiros emphasized Zapata’s heroism, showing him astride a black horse. David Alfaro Siqueiros was one of numerous Mexican muralists to depict Emiliano Zapata around the time this print was made.
- Maker/Artist
- Siqueiros, David Alfaro
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- lithograph
- Medium
- lithograph
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 61.2 x 51.5 cm (24 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.); Image: 52.2 x 39.7 cm (20 9/16 x 15 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: signed and inscribed at lower left, in pencil: 6/50 A. Siquieros
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1972.219
- Credit Line
- Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1972, Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland, A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America, <em>The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970</em>. Bronx Museum of the Arts (September 29, 1988 - January 29, 1989); El Paso Museum of Art (February 27 - April 23, 1989).
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
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