A poster advertising a meeting in Mexico City supported by the Liga Pro-cultura Alemana relating to the subject of how to combat Fascism

Jesús Escobedo|Taller de Gráfica Popular

1939 · Lithograph in red and black on buff paper backed on linen · Drawings and Prints

Escobedo joined the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP) shortly after it was established in 1937. Founded by a group of young printmakers associated with the Mexican Communist Party and the left-wing Partido Popular (People’s Party), the TGP was engaged in numerous campaigns in support of the international popular front against fascism. Working alongside European exiles living in Mexico City and with the full approval of both the Mexican government and the Mexican Communist Party, the TGP began producing posters to advertise the activities of anti-fascist groups. Among these was Escobedo’s El Fascismo, part of a series of posters for conferences on the fascist threat organized by the Liga Pro-Cultura Alemana. It features four men from different classes and cultures linking arms in solidarity.

Artist

Jesús Escobedo|Taller de Gráfica Popular

Date

1939

Medium

Lithograph in red and black on buff paper backed on linen

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946