Zapata, c. 1940 by Ignacio Aguirre (1900-1990)

Zapata, c. 1940by Ignacio Aguirre (1900-1990), Mexicoetching on newspaper13.75" h x 11" w paper size22" h x 18.5" w framedConservation framing with an acid free linen mat, UV glass, and designer black wood frameProvenance: From the series Estampas del Frente Nacional de Artes Plasticas: Numero dos. Collection of Jaled Muyaes (Chilean/Mexican, 1921-2007) Ignacio Aguirre was born in the town of San Sebastián, Jalisco, a state in western Mexico where his family worked in the mining industry. He gained first-hand experience of the hardships of life in early twentieth-century Mexico through his work and his experiences of war.  For a short time in 1917 he was employed as a mineral sorter before finding work in the offices of a local store. From 1915 to 1917 he joined the revolutionary forces, fighting on the side of Venustiano Carranza against Pancho Villa. Carranza was President of Mexico during this period of the Revolution, and instrumental in the formation of the 1917 Constitution; Panc