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"Verdades amargas"

Translation:

"Bitter Truths"

Attribution:

unidentified / no identificado (artist / artista) | El diablito bromista (publisher / editorial)

Date:

5/3/08

Description:

Political cartoon depicting the "Sun of Peace" President Porfirio Díaz looking over the exploitation of Mexico’s people for the benefit of Europe’s elite. Working class Mexicans are on the left, a larger-than-life elite man with a top hat carrying bundles of money is at the center, and European elite are on the right side. —— Caricatura política del "Sol de la Paz", el presidente Díaz, supervisando la explotación del pueblo mexicano en beneficio de las élites europeas. A la izquierda, trabajadores mexicanos; al centro, un capitalista con sombrero de copa y dinero; a la derecha, élites europeas.

Place Name:

Mexico--Federal District--Mexico City

Topic:

Art / Arte, Penny newspapers / Prensa obrera, Presidents / Presidentes, Generals / Generales, Women / Mujeres, Economy / Economía, International relations / Relaciones internacionales, Journalism / Periodismo, Díaz, Porfirio, 1830-1915, and Children / Niños y niñas

Time Period Covered:

20th Century / Siglo XX (1900-1999)

Language:

Spanish / Español

Type:

Still image / Imagen fija

Extent:

1 woodcut / xilografía

General Note:

In: / En: "El diablito bromista" n. 246.

Source Collection Identifier:

#NAME?

Source Collection Name:

Rare Book Collection