Franco III
1962
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lithograph (zinc) on Nacre paper
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1964.8.2169.12
Art Historical Context
**Franco III** is a striking 1962 lithograph by Frasconi, a Uruguayan-born artist renowned for his bold, socially conscious prints. Created on shimmering Nacre paper using zinc plates, this work is part of a portfolio in the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection (Department CG-W). Frasconi, who emigrated to the United States in 1945, drew from his deep commitment to humanism and anti-fascist themes, often channeling his outrage through expressive printmaking techniques reminiscent of 20th-century social realism. The title directly references Francisco Franco, Spain's dictator whose reg...
About the Artist
Antonio Frasconi · 1919–2013
Antonio Frasconi (1919–2013) was a Uruguayan-American artist renowned for his masterful woodcuts, which blended bold graphic power with poignant social commentary. Born on April 28, 1919, aboard a ship between Argentina and Uruguay to Italian immigrant parents, he was raised in poverty in Montevideo, Uruguay, where his mother worked as a seamstress and restaurant manager to support him and his two...