Our country needs to uproot the witches and quacks who claim more victims than any illness or death!

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Our country needs to uproot the witches and quacks who claim more victims than any illness or death!

1945

Francisco Dosamantes (Mexican, 1911–1986)

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Object Details

Title:

Our country needs to uproot the witches and quacks who claim more victims than any illness or death!
From Ruta, No. 7, June 30, 1945

Date:

1945

Artist:

Francisco Dosamantes (Mexican, 1911–1986)

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

Image: 11 13/16 × 19 11/16 inches (30 × 50 cm) Sheet: 15 × 22 inches (38.1 × 55.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Carl Zigrosser, 1972

Accession Number:

1972-145-81

Geography:

Made in Mexico, North and Central America

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