Proletarian Hand

Item

Title
Proletarian Hand
Description
Méndez made most of his prints to call attention to social and political causes. Here he has surrounded a worker's hand with the last names of political martyrs in the United States and Mexico who were honored as heroes in left-wing circles all over the world. At first glance, the hand appears be an X-ray image, but closer examination reveals that the finger bones are hanged prisoners and the wrist bones are portraits of some of the persons named in the background.
Date
1932
Format
Block: 10 5/16 x 6 1/8 inches (26.2 x 15.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 x 9 1/8 inches (33 x 23.2 cm)
Medium
Wood engraving (proof of incomplete flyer)
Wood-engraving
Identifier
2003-228-1
Subject
Prints
Martyrs
Prisoners of war
Access Rights
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City
Item sets
Orphan Images