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The Victim

1946

Ignacio Aguirre

(Mexican, 1900–1990)
Culture
Mexico, 20th century
Medium
linocut
Support
Wove paper
Measurements
Image: 17.9 x 24.6 cm (7 1/16 x 9 11/16 in.); Sheet: 23.5 x 34.7 cm (9 1/4 x 13 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Phyllis Sloane 2001.224
Copyright
© Ignacio Aguirre
This artwork is known to be under copyright.
Location
Not on view
Print
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Did You Know?

After years of working at the Taller de Gráfica Popular, Ignacio Aguirre eventually became the print shop's director during the 1950s.

Description

Ignacio Aguirre was associated with the Taller de Gráfica Popular, a print shop in Mexico City that encouraged artists to make politically-oriented work. Although Aguirre did not identify the victim or his companion in this work, the striking spotlight on the pair suggests a sense of drama and unease.
A horizontally oriented print in black ink on light paper depicts a person in a wide-brimmed hat and shirt leaning over to support the torso of another figure sprawled on the ground, bare feet extending toward the left. Horizontal white lines cut through a heavy black background to illuminate the pair. A signature and date mark the lower right margin.

The Victim

1946

Ignacio Aguirre

(Mexican, 1900–1990)
Mexico, 20th century

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