Oil

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Oil

1938

Ángel Bracho (Mexican, 1911–2005) Published by Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City

In 1938, the Mexican government rallied to the cause of striking oil-field workers and took over the management of the foreign-owned petroleum companies in the country. Bracho's lithograph captures the intensity of nationalist sentiments of this time by depicting the British oil interests as a ravenous wolf gorging on Mexico's lifeblood (the British pound symbol "£" on the wolf's jacket lapel leaves no doubt as to its national identity).

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Object Details

Titles:

Oil

Date:

1938

Artists:

Ángel Bracho (Mexican, 1911–2005) Published by Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City

Medium:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

Image: 13 1/4 x 11 7/8 inches (33.7 x 30.2 cm) Sheet: 25 3/8 x 19 1/2 inches (64.5 x 49.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Leo Model Foundation Curatorial Discretionary Fund, 2005

Accession Number:

2005-133-1

Geography:

Made in Mexico, North and Central America

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