Name/Title

Harvest

Entry/Object ID

1996.19.03

Description

Two individuals are portrayed harvesting corn with scythes. The individual in the foreground is wearing a hood and is facing the viewer. The second individual is further in the background, facing away from the viewer.

Type of Print

Linocut

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper

Collection

Permanent

Acquisition

Accession

1996.19

Source or Donor

PEP Permanent Collection Fund

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

PEP Permanent Collection Fund

Made/Created

Artist

Leopoldo Mendez

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Linocut

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Relief

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Print

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

17 in

Exhibition

Arte para el pueblo: Reclaiming Our Identity in Post-Revolutionary Mexico (2020)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Harvest Leopoldo Mendez (1902-1969) Linocut, 1945 Leopoldo Mendez studied art at the prestigious Academy of San Carlos during the Mexican Revolution. While the Academy focused on traditionally European art forms and history, Mendez began exploring the art and culture of indigenous people. His artwork, like many of his colleagues, reflects a blend of traditional and contemporary and focuses on revolution and social justice Mendez was also a founding member of the Taller de Gráfica Popular (the People's Graphic Workshop, or TGP), which was a graphic arts studio focused on political activism and social justice movements. TGP was founded in 1937 in Mexico City after the disbanding of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (the league of Revolutionary Writers and Artists, or LEAR). The artists of the TGP worked primarily with printmaking, with an emphasis on linocuts and woodblock printing. Leopoldo Mendez estudió arte en la prestigiosa Academia de San Carlos durante la Revolución Mexicana. Mientras que la academia se centró en las formas de arte y la historia tradicionalmente europeas, Mendez comenzó a explorar el arte y la cultura de los pueblos indigenas. Sus obras, coma gran parte de sus colegas, reflejan la mezcla de lo tradicional y contemporáneo y se centra en los movimientos de revolución justicia social. Mendez tam bi en fue un miembro fundador del Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP), que era un estudio de artes gráficas centrados en el activismo politico y los movimientos de justicia social. El TGP fue fundado en 1937 en la Ciudad de México después de la disolución de la liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (LEAR). Los artistas del TGP trabajaron principalmente con el grabado, con énfasis en el linograbado y la impresión en madera