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El Obrero de Mina de Plata, 1946
Lithograph on cream paperexpand_more
Gift of the Print and Drawing Councilexpand_more 2001.97.2
Not on Viewexpand_more
Miners were a favorite subject for Francisco Mora. Born just a generation after Mexico's revered muralist triumvirate (Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros), Mora also believed art could have social importance. He paid tribute to his country's working poor, sketching their angular figures and weary faces with disarming directness. For 56 years he was married to American artist Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012), whom he met at the Taller de Gráfica Popular (People's Graphics Workshop) in Mexico City.
Details
- Title
- El Obrero de Mina de Plata
- Artist Life
- 1922-2002
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2001.97.2
- Provenance
- (Sragow Gallery, New York); sold to MIA, 2001.
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Prignitz 615
- Curator Approved
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