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A black and white print of people carrying a flag.

The black and white print shows a woman on the left facing right. To her right are a group of men facing right carrying a flag with three vertical stripes. Of the three only the figure on the right is fully visible, the tops of two hats are visible as well as the barrels of two rifles. The background is black on the right with a large white space in the center and a gray shaded area on the left. There are black bars with hooks on the left.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M11008
People
José Clemente Orozco, Mexican (Cuidad Guzmán, Mexico 1883 - 1949 Mexico City, Mexico)
Title
La Bandera
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1928
Culture
Mexican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/252996

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
image: 26 x 42.5 cm (10 1/4 x 16 3/4 in.)
sheet: 33.5 x 46.4 cm (13 3/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r. in graphite: José Clemente Orozco

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[E. Weyhe Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, July 15, 1944.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
H. 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund
Copyright
© José Clemente Orozco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico
Accession Year
1944
Object Number
M11008
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1320 Social Realism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/19/2017 - 04/05/2018

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