Art, literature & historyThey Defend Themselves with What They Have (A Priest Striking Back)
1931
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Wood engraving in black on cream Japanese paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 22 × 14.7 cm (8 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 18 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1944.816
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
They Defend Themselves with What They Have (A Priest Striking Back) — Leopoldo Méndez. 1931.
Medium: Wood engraving in black on cream Japanese paper. Dimensions: Image: 22 × 14.7 cm (8 11/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Sheet: 24.5 × 18 cm (9 11/16 × 7 1/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.