Libertad de Expresion
Poster
1968 (made)
1968 (made)
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Leslie and Alice Schreyer obtained this poster from Mexican student headquarters just days before the student uprisings were brutally crushed by President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. The students used social and political grievances to challenge the image projected to the world by their government through the Mexico City Olympic Games. This poster makes the point by turning the links of the Olympic logo into chains, while the short, harsh 'cuts' of the woodcut style create a tortured energy. The 'made in the USA' padlock refers to Diaz Ordaz's political ties to North America.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Protest poster produced by Mexican students. Mexico, 1968. Lithograph. |
| Physical description | Bust portrait of a man gagged by linked chain and a padlock. Printed in black and white. "Mexico" and Olympic rings logo printed below. Lithograph (made after an original linocut). |
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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 |
| Object history | Adolfo Mexiac was born in 1927. Mexiac was a member of the Taller de Grafica Popular from 1950 to 1959. Originally he made a linocut titled "Libertad de Expresion" which was mechanically reproduced as a lithograph for the 1968 Mexican students' protests. |
| Production | Made by protesting Mexican students |
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| Summary | Leslie and Alice Schreyer obtained this poster from Mexican student headquarters just days before the student uprisings were brutally crushed by President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. The students used social and political grievances to challenge the image projected to the world by their government through the Mexico City Olympic Games. This poster makes the point by turning the links of the Olympic logo into chains, while the short, harsh 'cuts' of the woodcut style create a tortured energy. The 'made in the USA' padlock refers to Diaz Ordaz's political ties to North America. |
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| Other number | LS.1446 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
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| Accession number | E.1517-2004 |
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| Record created | July 13, 2004 |
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