Homenaje póstumo (alternate version)

Date: 1950

Medium: Linocut

Dimensions (cm.): 30.2 x 42.0

Variants: This is an alternate version of the image used in the end titles of the film Un día de vida.

Alternate titles: Homenaje

Alternate titles: Unknown

Published edition: Unknown

Contemporary publication: Although not used in Un día de vida, the image was ultimately used in the opening and end titles of the film  Un dorado de Pancho Villa  (dir. Emilio Fernández, 1967).

Principal references: Academia de Artes 1820

Selected additional references (illustrated): Barajas 2002, 44; Reyes Palma 1994, pl. 110

Selected public collections: AA; Estanquillo (with block); NMMA

Related works: Méndez made six linocuts for the opening and closing titles for Un día de vida, as well as alternate versions of two of them and an intaglio study for one. 

Obras relacionadas: Méndez realizó seis linoleografías para los créditos iniciales y finales de Un día de vida. También realizó un estudio grabado en metal y versiones revisadas de dos de los grabados.

Catalogue record number: 139