La Bola (The Ball) from Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana
Maker and role
Artist: Artemio Rodriguez, Mexican, born 1972
Year
2010
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Linocut
Measurements
sheet, 15 x 12 1/2in (38.1 x 31.8cm)
Credit line
Museum purchase
Accession number
2012.2.11
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Further information
Conceived to commemorate the centennial of the 1910 Mexican Revolution, this portfolio includes portraits of many of the key players in the epic struggle to overthrow the dictator Porfirio Díaz. The images are linocuts, many based on contemporary photographs of Díaz (seen in his full, Eurocentric military regalia), Emiliano Zapata, and others. Stylistically, the works hark back to the relief prints of José Guadalupe Posada.
Rodriguez collaborated with Juan Pascoe on the portfolio, with Pascoe providing the letterpress text for the title page.
La Bola (The Ball) is a Spanish metaphor for a mass of moving people. Here it refers to a group of revolutionaries marching to the next battleground under a stormy sky full of rolling clouds. You'll notice how it's not only men. Women played a critical role during the revolution and even fought alongside the men.
Rodriguez collaborated with Juan Pascoe on the portfolio, with Pascoe providing the letterpress text for the title page.
La Bola (The Ball) is a Spanish metaphor for a mass of moving people. Here it refers to a group of revolutionaries marching to the next battleground under a stormy sky full of rolling clouds. You'll notice how it's not only men. Women played a critical role during the revolution and even fought alongside the men.
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