José Guadalupe Posada

Posada used skulls and bones to mock politicians and comment on Mexican life. He started young, drawing cartoons in 1871 for El Jicote, a newspaper in Aguascalientes that closed after 11 issues. At the end of 1888 he moved to Mexico City and later made book covers and broadsides for the publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. His best-known image, La Calavera Catrina, was first published after his death, and Diego Rivera later turned it into a full figure. Academics estimate he made more than 20,000 images, yet he was largely forgotten when he died penniless. Browse 211 works by José Guadalupe Posada from 5 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikipedia