Poster created for the Congreso de Trabajadores Mexicanos, addressing the union promises for graphic art workers employed by commercial workshops. Four images relating to a payday every week (upper left, Zalce), annual vacations (lower left, Aguirre), a study centre (lower centre, Zalce) and access to a doctor and medicines, (lower right, Ramírez)
Everardo Ramírez|Ignacio Aguirre|Alfredo Zalce
Ca. 1940–42 · Woodcut, linocut, letterpress, in blue and red, backed with linen · Drawings and Prints
Three TGP artists collaborated on this poster, which was created for the Congress of Mexican Workers (CTM) to define union conditions for people employed in the graphic arts. The five conditions are illustrated and described in text: 1. a payday every week; 2. annual vacations; 3. an eight-hour workday; 4. access to medical care; 5. a study center for workers. The poster reflects the power that unions had in Mexico and their commitment to improving conditions for workers. Tres artistas del TGP colaboraron en este cartel creado para el Congreso de Trabajadores Mexicanos (CTM) con el objetivo de definir las condiciones sindicales de los obreros especializados en las artes gráficas. Las cinco condiciones se ilustran y se describen en el texto: 1. Un día de pago cada semana; 2. Vacaciones anuales; 3. Una jornada laboral de ocho horas; 4. Acceso a atención médica; 5. Un centro de estudios para los obreros. El cartel refleja el poder que los sindicatos tenían en México y su compromiso con la mejora de las condiciones laborales de los trabajadores.
- Artist
- Everardo Ramírez|Ignacio Aguirre|Alfredo Zalce
- Date
- Ca. 1940–42
- Medium
- Woodcut, linocut, letterpress, in blue and red, backed with linen
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946