After I returned to Colorado from my Mexican central highlands exploration, I needed to visit the local University arts school to pick up some event tickets. While there, I noticed that the current exhibit in the primary art gallery was a collection of Mexican prints, mainly representing the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Spanish: "People's Graphic Workshop") This artists' collective produced and distributed a large volume of work in a very accessible style that promoted a variety of progressive or revolutionary social causes. Labor and working class issues were addressed, along with impassioned pitches to fight fascism and foreign (often U.S.) exploitation of Mexican and Latin American resources and workers.

I found an online catalog that allows for the browsing of most if not all of these remarkable images.

There are some good articles online discussing this movement and providing additional insight, including this one.




Short YouTube video from a previous exhibition that showcases some examples of this work.

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