Untitled (Protest)

© Estate of Hugo Gellert

Untitled (Protest)

On view

Print and Drawings
Howard Mele Gallery
Princeton Collects

Untitled (Protest),

ca. 1933

Hugo Gellert, 1892–1985; born Budapest, Hungary; died Freehold Township, NJ; active New York, NY
2022-426

This image of protest by the Hungarian American artist Gellert shows the racial solidarity some deemed essential to the success of the labor movements of the 1920s and 1930s. Gellert was an advocate for Black liberation, and his image is born of personal experience: He was an active labor organizer and anti-war activist and was arrested at an anti-fascist protest he co-organized in 1928. As a result of his art and activism, Gellert’s loyalties were questioned, and he was monitored by the FBI from the 1920s to the 1970s. They investigated his citizenship status, and he was called to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1956.

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A Major Gift of American Prints

Information

Title
Untitled (Protest)
Dates

ca. 1933

Maker
Hugo Gellert
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
50.8 × 38.1 cm (20 × 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Richard Reinis, Class of 1966, and Lois Reinis
Object Number
2022-426
Signatures
Signed in plate: Hugo Gellert
Culture
American
Type
lithographs, prints

Richard and Lois Reinis; gifted to Princeton University Art Museum, 2022.

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