Picturing the proletariat : artists and labor in revolutionary Mexico, 1908-1940

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Picturing the proletariat : artists and labor in revolutionary Mexico, 1908-1940

John Lear

(Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture)

University of Texas Press, 2017

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-352) and index

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Thomas McGann Memorial Prize, Rocky Mountain Council on Latin American Studies, 2017 Runner-up, Humanities Book Prize, Mexico Section of the Latin American Studies Association, 2018 In the wake of Mexico's revolution, artists played a fundamental role in constructing a national identity centered on working people and were hailed for their contributions to modern art. Picturing the Proletariat examines three aspects of this artistic legacy: the parallel paths of organized labor and artists' collectives, the relations among these groups and the state, and visual narratives of the worker. Showcasing forgotten works and neglected media, John Lear explores how artists and labor unions participated in a cycle of revolutionary transformation from 1908 through the presidency of Lazaro Cardenas (1934-1940). Lear shows how middle-class artists, radicalized by the revolution and the Communist Party, fortified the legacy of the prerevolutionary print artisan Jose Guadalupe Posada by incorporating modernist, avant-garde, and nationalist elements in ways that supported and challenged unions and the state. By 1940, the state undermined the autonomy of radical artists and unions, while preserving the image of both as partners of the "institutionalized revolution." This interdisciplinary book explores the gendered representations of workers; the interplay of prints, photographs, and murals in journals, in posters, and on walls; the role of labor leaders; and the discursive impact of the Spanish Civil War. It considers "los tres grandes"-Rivera, Siquieros, and Orozco-while featuring lesser-known artists and their collectives, including Saturnino Herran, Leopoldo Mendez, Santos Balmori, and the League of Revolutionary Writers and Artists (LEAR). The result is a new perspective on the art and politics of the revolution.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction. Allegories of Work One. Saturnino Herran, Jose Guadalupe Posada, and the Working Class on the Eve of Revolution Two. Workers and Artists in the 1910 Revolution Three. El Machete and Cultural and Political Vanguards Four. Consuming Labor: Revista CROM, Art Education, and La Lectura Preferida Five. Cardenismo, the Popular Front, and the League of Revolutionary Artists and Writers Six. The Mexican Electricians Union, the Art of the Strike and the Spanish Civil War Seven. "Unity at all costs!" and the End of Revolution Conclusion Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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