Rio Escondido linocut prints, 1948
File — Folio: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Blue cloth-covered portfolio containing ten signed linocut prints by Leopoldo Mendez of the Taller de Gráfica Popular and published by La Estampa Mexicana. This is no. 12 of 100 copies produced. The inside cover of the portfolio contains a bilingual text (Spanish/English) by Mendez summarizing the story illustrated. The prints were made to function like a mural based on the film "Rio Escondido," directed by Emilio "Indio" Fernandez, starring Maria Felix, with cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa. The prints were reproduced in the film itself, at the beginning of the movie. The story is that of a courageous village school teacher in Mexico who leads popular resistance to an unjust political boss who controls the town. The prints are dramatic black-and-white interpretations of important moments in the film story.
Dates
- 1948
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 10 items (1 box) : folio with 10 linocut prints
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451