About this artwork
This print, La presa (The Dam), is representative of work Elizabeth Catlett produced for the Taller de Gráfica Popular (People’s Graphic Arts Workshop) to celebrate Mexicanidad (Mexican revolutionary spirit) and social and economic progress. This specific print is part of a series created to laud the achievements of Lázaro Cárdenas’s presidency: in this case, building a dam and channeling environmental resources into impoverished areas of the country, spreading electricity and improved education throughout Mexico. The print was produced for a government-sponsored conference and was exhibited there.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Elizabeth Catlett
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Title
- La Presa
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1952
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Medium
- Linocut on gray laid paper
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Dimensions
- Image: 45.2 × 37.4 cm (17 13/16 × 14 3/4 in.); Sheet: 63.8 × 48.5 cm (25 1/8 × 19 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by The Leadership Advisory Committee
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Reference Number
- 2005.144
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Copyright
- © 2019 Catlett Mora Family Trust / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY
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