Illustration for a ballad (corrido): two Mexican men, one holding a sword, the other a hammer, that they are about to strike groups of fascists on either side

1937

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Linocut
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (23.5 × 17.5 cm) Image: 5 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (13.5 × 14 cm)
Collection no.: 46.46.59
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Illustration for a ballad (corrido): two Mexican men, one holding a sword, the other a hammer, that they are about to strike groups of fascists on either side — Leopoldo Méndez. 1937.

Medium: Linocut. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 in. (23.5 × 17.5 cm) Image: 5 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (13.5 × 14 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

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.

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