Guide to the Mexican Posters on Social and Educational Themes,
1954-1987
Guide written by Lincoln Cushing
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Guide to the Latin American Political Poster Miscellany,
1954-1987
Collection number: BANC PIC 2001.206--D--C
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Guide Written By:
- Lincoln Cushing
- Date Completed:
-
May 2006
- Encoded By:
- Mary W. Elings
Funding for creating this guide was provided by The Bancroft Library.
© 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights
reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Collection Title: Mexican posters on social and educational themes,
Date (inclusive): 1954-1987
Collection number: BANC PIC
2001.206--D
Extent:
16 prints (posters)
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: A collection of posters covering various aspects of Mexican
community development and culture, including public and personal health, indigenous
literacy, peace, and cultural exhibits.
Languages represented: Most of the collection materials are in
Spanish, with a few posters in Tzotzil.
Physical location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored
offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the
location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Copyright Requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection
materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Access Services, The
Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. Consent is
given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and
does not constitute permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Mexican posters on social and educational themes, BANC
PIC 2001.206, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Bancroft Library collections containing other Latin American posters include:
Nicaraguan poster collection (BANC PIC 1999.042)
Latin American poster collection (BANC PIC 2001.166)
Taller de Gráfica Popular collection (BANC PIC 1999.039)
Cuban poster collection (BANC PIC 2001.061)
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Mexican posters on social and educational themes were purchased by The
Bancroft Library from a commercial vendor.
Accruals
No future additions are expected.
Processing History
Processed by Lincoln Cushing in 2005.
Arrangement
Items in the collection were assigned item numbers as they were inventoried by
the library. These are simply sequential numbers appended to the collection
number (BANC PIC 2001.206). They reflect no intellectual arrangement, no
evidence as to provenance, and they are not related to the creation of the items
in any way. The numbers are required for item identification and retrieval from
storage.
Scope and Content of Collection
A factitious collection of posters covering various aspects of Mexican community
development and culture. Themes include public and personal health, indigenous
literacy, peace, and cultural exhibits.
A majority of the works in this collection are by CREFAL (Centro Regional de
Alfabetización Funcional en las Zonas Rurales de América Latina), a significant
rural public education agency established in 1951. CREFAL became a Mexican Institute
in 1974, as the Regional Centre for Adult Education and Functional Literacy for
Latin America, and continues to co-operate with OAS and UNESCO regional programs.
Also of note are posters by the Instituto Nacional Indigenista.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Posters, Mexican.
Functional literacy--Mexico--Posters.
Indians of Mexico--Health and
hygiene--Posters.
Indians of Mexico--Education--Posters.
Posters.
Seque los charcos - son lugares de infeccion
1957 BANC PIC 2001.206.001--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 69 x 47 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Fly landing in puddle.
Additional Note
Artist: Sanchez R., Luis, Ecuador. Patzcuaro, Michoacan; sig.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
AEIOU
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.002--D
Creator/Collector:
[Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
CREFAL]
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 56 x 71 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Illustrated Tzotzil phonemes.
Additional Note
Text in Tzotzil; "Taller de Grafica Popular" stamp verso.
Additional Note
Country of origin: [Mexico]
Moscas el la mesa - enfermedad y muerte
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.003--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 70 x 45 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Fly over food-laden table.
Additional Note
Made in the Drawing and Printing Workshops.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Feria tradicional de Patzcuaro - del 5 al 8 de diciembre
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.004--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 77 x 60 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Peasant woman.
Additional Note
"Impresion Bulmaro G. y Antonio Guzman, realizacion F. Luna".
Additional Note
Country of origin: [Mexico]
Una vida mejor - con aseo personal
1957 BANC PIC 2001.206.005--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 68.5 x 47 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Illustrations of body washing.
Additional Note
Artist: Sanchez R., Luis, Ecuador.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
CREFAL - 5o aniversario 9 de Mayo 1951-1956
1956 BANC PIC 2001.206.006--C
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 63.5 x 43 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Fisted hand towing flags of many nations.
Additional Note
Artist: GAL.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Los 3 grupos de la buena alimentacion
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.007--C
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 56 x 40.5 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Examples of three food groups.
Additional Note
Artist: Luna, Francisco.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Las puertas del saber estan siempre abiertas
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.008--B
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 34.5 x 24 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Open door to classroom, blackboard.
Additional Note
Artist: Carreño, J.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Grow them and eat them
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.009--C
Creator/Collector:
Centro Regional de Educación
Fundamental para la América Latina (Pátzcuaro, Mexico)
(CREFAL)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 57.5 x 41 cm
Scope and Content Note
Vegetables.
Additional Note
Artist: signed, illegible; British Honduras.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Universidad obrera de Mexico - 1936-1966 - 30 años
1966 BANC PIC 2001.206.010--D
Creator/Collector:
Taller de serigrafia de la
Universidad obrera de Mexico
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 70 x 47.5 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Striding worker-student.
Additional Note
Artists: alumni of the screenprint workshop of U.O.M. under Francisco Luna
(TGP).
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Cruza tus cochis!
[1954?] BANC PIC 2001.206.011--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Coordinador Tzeltal
Tzotzil, Instituto Nacional Indigenista; "Taller de Grafica Popular"
sta
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 70.5 x 50 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Three differently-bred pigs.
Additional Note
Date derived from postage stamps. Text in Spanish and Tzotzil; printed at
INI-Chiapas; "Taller de Grafica Popular" stamp verso.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Gallinas enfermas y muertas - sanas y alegres vacunadas
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.012--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Coordinador Tzeltal
Tzotzil, Instituto Nacional Indigenista
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 50 x 70 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Dead and live chickens.
Additional Note
Printed in Chiapas.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Pastik tzanebal skuenta
undated BANC PIC 2001.206.013--D
Creator/Collector:
Centro Coordinador Tzeltal
Tzotzil, Instituto Nacional Indigenista
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 70 x 50 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Villagers building outhouse.
Additional Note
All text in Tzotzil; printed at INI-Chiapas; "Taller de Grafica Popular"
stamp verso.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico
Dia de la dignidad del indio - Festival Tierra y Libertad
1983 BANC PIC 2001.206.014--D
Creator/Collector:
Departamento de Publicaciones de
la Secretaría de la Reforma Agraria
Physical Description: 1 print : offset lithograph ; 64 x 46 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Image of standing Emiliano Zapata.
Additional Note
Country of origin: [Mexico]
La fiesta de la muerte - exposicion y ofrenda
[1982?] BANC PIC 2001.206.015--C
Creator/Collector:
Difusion Cultural, Universidad
Iberoamericana
Physical Description: 1 print : offset lithograph ; 52 x 40 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Partying calaveras.
Additional Note
Country of origin: [Mexico]
…al siglo de la paz. Foro nacional por la paz y el desarme
1987 BANC PIC 2001.206.016--C
Creator/Collector:
Mexican Movement for Peace,
Anti-Imperialism and Solidarity (MOMPAS)
Physical Description: 1 print : screenprint ; 58 x 43 cm.
Scope and Content Note
Doves breaking bombs.
Additional Note
Conference held August 6-8, 1987, Tijuana.
Additional Note
Country of origin: Mexico