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Sueño de los pobres, del álbum 25 grabados de Leopoldo Méndez [Sleep of the Poor, from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez]
Sueño de los pobres, del álbum 25 grabados de Leopoldo Méndez [Sleep of the Poor, from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez]

Sueño de los pobres, del álbum 25 grabados de Leopoldo Méndez [Sleep of the Poor, from the portfolio 25 Prints of Leopoldo Méndez]

Primary (Mexico City, Mexico, 1902–1969)
Publisher
NationalityMexican, North America
Date1940
MediumLinocut
DimensionsSheet: 9 3/4 × 7 13/16 in. (24.7 × 19.9 cm)
Image: 4 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (12.4 × 12.4 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Dr. Alexander and Ivria Sackton, 1986.361.2
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1986.361.2/25
On View
Not on view
Label Text
Leopoldo Méndez was a young man during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) and became a social and political activist. In 1937, he co-founded the Taller de Gráfica Popular [People’s Graphic Workshop], one of the most influential print collectives in the Americas for its commitment to social causes. In much of his printed work Méndez highlights the ideals of social justice underscoring the Mexican Revolution.