Description
A collection of nearly 1,000 twentieth century graphic
artworks produced by Mexico City’s Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP, Popular Graphic
Arts Workshop). Works are primarily monochrome relief prints in the form of posters,
volantes, and portfolio editions, but also included are illustrations, "calaveras”
and "calacas” series booklets, exhibit catalogs, and some working drawings.
Background
Mexico’s foremost political printshop, the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP, Popular
Graphic Arts Workshop) has an important place in Mexico’s long history of
printmaking in the service of social change. This tradition is largely credited to
the seminal work of Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) who was a printmaker and
social critic during the Mexican Revolution. The TGP coalesced as an organization in
1937 after the collapse of the Liga de Escritores y Artistas Revolucionarios (LEAR,
Revolutionary Writers’ and Artists’ League) founded three years earlier.
Extent
945 items (chiefly posters)
Restrictions
Copyright status unknown. Some materials in these collections may be protected by
the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.X.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some
materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or
purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing
and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright
beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of copyright
owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without
permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively
with the user.
Availability
Collection is open for research.