Flyer relating to imperialism and war the new Mexican nationhood whose workers are unified against capitalism and imperialism, a figure with bayonets for legs and canons for arms holding a flag with a swastika

Leopoldo Méndez|Taller de Gráfica Popular

1938 · Lithograph on orange paper · Drawings and Prints

An enormous figure representing both a fascist (swastika) and a capitalist (top hat) with bayonets for legs and cannons for arms tramples a town. The text along the bottom is from a pacifist speech given by President Lázaro Cárdenas on September 1, 1938. It addresses freedom, the elimination of imperialist wars, and solidarity among workers. Una enorme figura que representa a un fascista (esvástica) y a un capitalista (sombrero de copa) con bayonetas en lugar de piernas y cañones en vez de brazos pisotea una ciudad. El texto que aparece en la parte inferior procede de un discurso pacifista pronunciado por el presidente Lázaro Cárdenas el 1 de septiembre de 1938. Trata sobre la libertad, la necesidad de poner fin a las guerras imperialistas y la solidaridad entre los obreros.

Artist

Leopoldo Méndez|Taller de Gráfica Popular

Date

1938

Medium

Lithograph on orange paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946