Latin American Revolutions and Civil Wars

Alfredo Zalce
Oppression
linocut on paper
16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in. (40.96 x 31.43 cm)
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet
José Orozco
Negroes, from "The American Scene, Series 1"
lithograph on paper
12 3/4 x 8.9 in. (32.38 x 22.7 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm);15 7/8 x 11 5/16 in. (40.32 x 28.73 cm)
Museum Purchase
A skeleton, with a rifle strapped to his back and a flag of the skull and crossbones in his hand, rides a horse over 13 skulls. The skeleton is wearing a sombrero and he has a handlebar mustache. 
José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera Zapatista
relief engraving on metal
8 7/8 in x 8 3/8 in (22.54 cm x 21.27 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);18 5/8 in x 13 3/4 in (47.31 cm x 34.92 cm)
Museum Purchase
This print shows a black and white skull on a hairy, insect-like body with a tail and six legs. The figure holds another skull in its right hand and a bone in its left hand. Other smaller skulls and bones surround the figure.
José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera Huertista
relief engraving on paper
8 9/16 in x 8 9/16 in (21.75 cm x 21.75 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);16 5/8 in x 13 3/4 in (42.23 cm x 34.92 cm)
Museum Purchase
Alfredo Zalce
Generalissimo Over City
lithograph on paper
11 13/16 x 16 7/16 in. (30 x 41.7 cm)
Gift of Gilbert M. Frimet
A figure of a skeleton wearing a hat, scarf, pants and sandals walking towards the left side of the image. He has a mustache and carries a bottle.
José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera Maderista
etching on paper
12 in x 5 1/4 in (30.48 cm x 13.34 cm);16 3/16 in x 8 1/8 in (41.12 cm x 20.64 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Museum Purchase
This print shows a skeleton riding on the back of a white horse with three figures in robes standing in the background, one of which appears to be fleeing in the opposite direction. A naked child reaches up for one of the figures.
Héctor Xavier
Death Appearing on Horseback
lithograph on paper
19 7/8 in x 13 in (50.48 cm x 33.02 cm);28 in x 22 in (71.12 cm x 55.88 cm);25 5/8 in x 19 3/4 in (65.09 cm x 50.17 cm)
Museum Purchase
Three kneeling men are being executed by soldiers. The soldiers are wearing masks and holding guns.
Armando Morales
Asesinato del General Sandino detras del Viejo Campo de Aviacion
lithograph on paper
30 1/8 in. x 22 7/16 in. ( 76.5 cm x 57 cm )
Gift of the Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Several armed men pose in front of a set of arches. Each man is wearing an ammunition belt.
Armando Morales
Adios a Sandino
lithograph on paper
22 3/8 in. x 30 1/8 in. ( 56.8 cm x 76.5 cm )
Gift of the Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Four armed men stand in front of a building. One man is kneeling with a machine gun on a tripod. Two dogs and a horse are with them.
Armando Morales
General Pedro Altamirano
lithograph on paper
30 1/8 in. x 22 7/16 in. ( 76.5 cm x 57 cm )
Gift of the Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
A group of men sit at a round table drinking. The full moon is seen through a window on the right.
Armando Morales
La Ultima Cena del General Sandino
lithograph on paper
30 1/8 in. x 22 7/16 in. ( 76.5 cm x 57 cm )
Gift of the Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin
Seven faceless men are shown on horseback riding through a jungle. They have weapons and a dog is leading their group.
Armando Morales
Sandino en la montana
lithograph on paper
22 3/8 in. x 30 1/8 in. ( 56.8 cm x 76.5 cm )
Gift of the Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin

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