id:			161746
accession number:	2000.99
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2000.99
updated:		2022-01-04 17:29:27.754000

Cárdenas and the Expropriation of Oil, 1952. Pablo O'Higgins (Mexican, 1904-1983), published by Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexican, 1937-). Linocut; sheet: 32.7 x 25 cm (12 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.); image: 26 x 18.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from funds of various donors to the Department of Prints and Drawings 2000.99 © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City

title:				Cárdenas and the Expropriation of Oil
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creation date:			1952
creation date earliest:		1952
creation date latest:		1952
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creditline:			Gift from funds of various donors to the Department of Prints and Drawings
copyright:			© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City

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culture:	Mexico, 20th century
technique:	linocut
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Linocut
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Pablo O'Higgins (Mexican, 1904-1983)  - artist

* Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexican, 1937-)  - publisher
Mexican printmaking workshop, established 1937
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measurements: Sheet: 32.7 x 25 cm (12 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.); Image: 26 x 18.8 cm (10 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed at lower right, in pencil: Pablo O'Higgins
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America
	opening date:   2020-03-14T04:00:00
	<i>A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
	date: ?-2000
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	Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2000-
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fun fact: 
Pablo O'Higgins began his career assisting the renowned painter Diego Rivera with his mural projects.

digital description: 
This print was published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP), an influential printmaking collective founded by Pablo O’Higgins and two colleagues in 1937. Drawing printmakers from around the world to Mexico City, the TGP provided technical expertise and encouraged the graphic arts as a means of social critique. This work commemorates Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas, who, in 1938, nationalized all foreign oil production in the country in order to improve conditions for workers. Here, the leader looks out at a cheering crowd holding banners that celebrate this act.

wall description: 
This print was published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP), an influential printmaking collective founded by Pablo O’Higgins and two colleagues in 1937. Drawing printmakers from around the world to Mexico City, the TGP provided technical expertise and encouraged the graphic arts as a means of social critique. This work commemorates Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas, who, in 1938, nationalized all foreign oil production in the country in order to improve conditions for workers. Here, the leader looks out at a cheering crowd holding banners that celebrate this act.
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