La Constitucion de los Pueblos no se obtiene con dinero si no luchando (The People's Constitution cannot be upheld through money, but struggle)
Poster
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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This is a Mexican student protest poster attacking greedy capitalist values in Mexico and America. Though simply rendered, this graphic is an indictment against government social policies that put profit before the value of human lives. The slogan on the poster is a rallying cry for the Mexican people to join forces in the struggle against self-serving greed.
Object details
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| Title | La Constitucion de los Pueblos no se obtiene con dinero si no luchando (The People's Constitution cannot be upheld through money, but struggle) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | black ink linocut on newsprint |
| Brief description | Student protest poster, image of hand holding large bag of American dollars. Mexico, 1968. |
| Physical description | Obese figure with bulbous nose holding out a sack of money bearing the US Dollar sign, $, printed in reverse. A small kite-like banner bearing the likeness of Mahatma Gandhi waves in the foreground. A second figure wearing a straw hat occupies the background. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
| Production | made as part of the movement of protesting Mexican students, 1968 |
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| Summary | This is a Mexican student protest poster attacking greedy capitalist values in Mexico and America. Though simply rendered, this graphic is an indictment against government social policies that put profit before the value of human lives. The slogan on the poster is a rallying cry for the Mexican people to join forces in the struggle against self-serving greed. |
| Other number | LS.1450 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1521-2004 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2004 |
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