La Lucha del Pueblo Español por su Libertad
1969-1970
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View on museum website →Medium
color photo-screenprint on wove paper
Dimensions
image: 55.5 x 44.2 cm (21 7/8 x 17 3/8 in.) sheet: 76.8 x 57.6 cm (30 1/4 x 22 11/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Collectors Committee
Accession Number
1996.23.35
Art Historical Context
**La Lucha del Pueblo Español por suad** (The Struggle of the Spanish People for Their), created by R.B. Kitaj between 9 and 1970, captures a powerful political message through vibrant color photo-screenprint on wove paper. Kitaj, an American-born closely associated with the School of and pop art influences, was renowned for his figurative works infused with social commentary. This print, measuring 55.5 x 44.2 cm (image) on a larger 76.8 x 57.6 cm sheet, reflects the turbulent late 1960s, a period of global protests and anti-authoritarian fervor. The title evokes the Spanish Civil War (1936–1...
About the Artist
R. B. Kitaj
Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932–2007), known professionally as R. B. Kitaj, was an American-born painter who spent the greater part of his career in England and became one of the most intellectually ambitious figurative artists of the postwar era. Born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Kitaj led an itinerant early life that included a stint as a merchant seaman before he turned to formal art education. He studied...