Revolution on Paper will exhibit for the first time in Europe the great age of Mexican printmaking. The “three greats” – Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozoco, and David Alfaro Sisqueiros – are well represented in the 130 assembled works. Art became a vaulted vehicle for promoting the values of the Mexican revolution. Aside from the creation of large scale murals, mass-produced prints became important method of disseminating ideals and values for the newly established left-wing government.
Revolution on Paper includes some of the icons of Mexican print culture from this important era in the nation’s artistic history. The exhibition opens at the British Museum on October 22 and closes April 5, 2010.
Select images from the show after the jump.
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Hi. My great-grandfather, George Young Kauffman (GYK) owned 2 newspapers and ran the graphics departments in Mexico City between 1910 – 1920. Is there anyway possible you can tell who illustrated any of the graphics in regards to “Revolution on Paper: Mexican Prints 1910-1960.
I know that GYK traveled back and forth between Mexico City and the US between 1910 and 1920 and he may have even known Pancho Villa. I would be interested to see if any of the graphics used in the showing were in fact done by my great-grandfather. Thank you! Jennifer McNeil