The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 24, 2024
Three Generations
1929
(Mexican, 1883–1949)
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Image: 26.7 x 37.9 cm (10 1/2 x 14 15/16 in.)
Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1950.434
© José Clemente Orozco / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / SOMAAP, Mexico
Catalogue raisonné: Hopkins 4; Orozco 11
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The optimistic detail featured in this lithograph contrasts with other portions of the mural it comes from, which presented a starker view of the Mexican Revolution.Description
Alongside David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco became known as one of los tres grandes—the three great artists who aimed to develop a distinctively Mexican art after the country’s revolution. This lithograph relates to Orozco’s 1926 mural The Family, completed for the National Preparatory School in Mexico City. The detail featured here shows a mother, child, and grandchild, emphasizing the continuity of Mexican culture.- ?-1950(Weyhe Gallery, New York, sold to the Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH)1950The Print Club of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH1950-Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=Three Generations|url=false|author=José Clemente Orozco, Delphic Studios|year=1929|access-date=24 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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