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El fascismo en Latino-América (Fascism in Latin America)
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

"La risa del pueblo": Con su música a otra parte ("The Laughter of the People": Take Your Music Somewhere Else)
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Machete Dance
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

The Clergy and the Press, from Journalism
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Carrying a Firework Judas
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Dance of the Old Men
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Parade of the Press, from Journalism
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Cavemen, from Journalism
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Bandstand
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

The Executioner
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

50,000 Cubiertos (Dogs)
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Dead Campesino
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Pier with Two Steamers
José Chávez Morado Mexican, 1909-2002

Extra guerra extra (Extra War Extra)
Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, 1908-2003); Pablo O'Higgins (Mexican, born United States, 1904-1983) José Chávez Morado (Mexican, 1909-2002) published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexican, founded 1937)

Extra guerra extra (Extra War Extra)
Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, 1908-2003); Pablo O'Higgins (Mexican, born United States, 1904-1983) José Chávez Morado (Mexican, 1909-2002) published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexican, founded 1937)

Extra guerra extra (Extra War Extra)
Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, 1908-2003); Pablo O'Higgins (Mexican, born United States, 1904-1983) José Chávez Morado (Mexican, 1909-2002) published by the Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexican, founded 1937)

Zapata
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)

Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

¡Terrible y verdadera noticia! (Terrible and Real News!)
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913

Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)