Plate 78: the declaration of war by Mexico on Germany, Italy, and Japan on 1 June 1942, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)

Taller de Gráfica Popular|Juan Antonio Franco

1947 · Linocut · Drawings and Prints

Plate 78: the declaration of war by Mexico on Germany, Italy, and Japan on 1 June 1942, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution) — Taller de Gráfica Popular|Juan Antonio Franco

See comment for 1993.1133.1–85. This print depicts the oil tanker Potrero del Llano, which was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1942 while sailing under a Mexican flag off the coast of Florida. The attack contributed to Mexico’s decision to enter World War II on the side of the Allies. Mexico and Brazil were the only Latin American nations to send troops during the war.

Artist: Taller de Gráfica Popular|Juan Antonio Franco
Date: 1947
Medium: Linocut
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Norman S. Rothschild, 1993