Proletarian Hand

Title (Dublin Core): Proletarian Hand
Description (Dublin Core): 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.
Creator (Dublin Core): Méndez, Leopoldo
Date (Dublin Core): 1932
Format (Dublin Core): 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 (Dublin Core): Wood engraving (proof of incomplete flyer); Wood-engraving
Identifier (Dublin Core): 2003-228-1
Subject (Dublin Core): Prints; Martyrs; Prisoners of war
Access Rights (Dublin Core): © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico City
Source (Dublin Core): Philadelphia Museum of Art