Generalisimo Rafael L. Trujillo M., benefactor de la patria – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic print of Generalisimo Rafael L. Trujillo M., benefactor de la patria. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Generalisimo Rafael L. Trujillo M., benefactor de la patria
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Few portraits of Rafael Leónidas Trujillo carry a title as openly flattering as "benefactor de la patria," or "benefactor of the homeland," which appears on this color halftone. Trujillo took control of the Dominican Republic in 1930 and ruled it until his assassination in 1961, and he cultivated an extensive cult of personality in which his likeness hung in government offices, schools and private homes. The print was issued around 1938 by the Linder Art Co. of Chicago and registered for copyright, a reminder that American commercial firms also produced and sold images of foreign leaders. Halftone color printing was a common, inexpensive method of the period for reproducing portraits in quantity.
| Created / published | c1938. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Portraits 1930-1940.Photomechanical prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | J24817 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Linder Art Co., Chicago. |
| Subjects | Trujillo Molina, Rafael Leónidas,--1891-1961. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,116 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-168946 |
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