Fools Concert
1943
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woodcut on China paper
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1944.14.26
Art Historical Context
Leopoldo Méndez'sFools Concert* (3), a woodcut on delicate China paper, captures the artist's sharp social commentary during World War II. a founding member of Mexico's Taller de Gráfica—a collective dedicated to accessible, politically charged prints—Méndez used his work to critique fascism, oppression, and folly. This piece, housed in the National Gallery of Art'swald Collection (Department CG, Portfolio classification), likely satirizes the absurdities of wartime leaders or ideologies through its titular "fools," reflecting Mexico's intellectual resistance to global tyranny. The woodcut te...