[Papelero en al zocalo] / Pablo O'Higgins '43. – Historic Reproduction
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(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 antique lithograph of [Papelero en al zocalo] / Pablo O'Higgins '43.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Papelero en al zocalo] / Pablo O'Higgins '43.
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Titled *Papelero en el zócalo*, this 1943 lithograph shows a paper seller at work in the main square of Mexico City, a space long used for both public ceremony and everyday labor. Pablo O'Higgins, an American-born artist who spent most of his career in Mexico, made the print in the social realist style that flourished there in the 1940s, directing attention to working people who crowded the city's streets. The inscription on the reverse, "The poor and the rich," points to the contrast the image draws between the figure at the edge of the square and the more prosperous world around him. This impression is numbered 7 of an edition of 30.
| Created / published | [19]43. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph ; 38.8 x 49 cm. (image), 44.9 x 59 cm. (sheet) |
| Genre | Lithographs 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Signed and dated on stone. Signed and inscribed in pencil on verso: The poor and the rich. Edition 7/30. Copyright by Fundacion Cultural Maria y Pablo O'Higgins, A.C. Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibited in: Life of the people: Realist prints and drawings from the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Collection, 1912-1948, Library of Congress, 1999. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2002:170.1274 |
| Subjects | Poor persons--1940-1950. Wealth--1940-1950. Upper class--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,633 × 3,821 px · prints to 15 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220152 |
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