Every person who learns to read and write will become one more element serving national progress. We are working so that all of the inhabitants of Mexico can be agents of this progress

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Every person who learns to read and write will become one more element serving national progress. We are working so that all of the inhabitants of Mexico can be agents of this progress - S.E.P.

1945

Francisco Dosamantes (Mexican, 1911–1986)

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Object Details

Title:

Every person who learns to read and write will become one more element serving national progress. We are working so that all of the inhabitants of Mexico can be agents of this progress - S.E.P.
From Ruta, No. 6, June 15, 1945

Date:

1945

Artist:

Francisco Dosamantes (Mexican, 1911–1986)

Medium:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

Image: 7 7/8 × 5 11/16 inches (20 × 14.4 cm) Sheet: 15 x 22 1/8inches (38.1 x 56.2cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Carl Zigrosser, 1972

Accession Number:

1972-145-82

Geography:

Made in Mexico, North and Central America

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