Proletarian Hand
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Title
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Proletarian Hand
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1932
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Format
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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)
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Identifier
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2003-228-1
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Access Rights
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© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City
Proletarian Hand