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José Guadalupe Posada

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Black-and-white print of a crucified Christ between candlesticks and flower arrangements, with a caption naming the Lord of t

True Portrait of Our Lord of the Hospital

1903

Engraved print of a church interior with columns, arches, a central altar shrine, and worshippers gathered on the stairs.

Interior of the Collegiate Church of Guadalupe

1898

Woodcut broadside of a woman by a barred window with an owl, skull, chains, and a corpse on a bed, above Spanish text.

Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of Belén Prison

1891

Green broadside print of skeletons as market vendors and customers, with Spanish verse text below.

Calaveras in Abundance at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in this whole capital

1903

Woodcut broadside showing a deathbed scene above a block of printed Spanish text announcing a death in 1895.

Sensitive Death

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a flood with floating bodies, uprooted trees, a pig and debris, above columns of Spanish text.

Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never Before Seen in Guanajuato!

1905

Posada broadside of an old man in spectacles holding a skull above a pile of skulls, with verse columns and a Grim Reaper fig

Don Pepito Contemplates those present, calaveras of friends and family

1902

Pink broadside with black woodcut of dancing skeletons in dresses and hats beside cemetery crosses, above rows of satirical v

The Lovely Garbanzo-Sellers as Calaveras

1880-1913

Printed broadside of skeleton market vendors selling food, with Spanish verses and a decorative border.

A Humorous Calavera

n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter with keys and halo on clouds, sunbeams falling on two pilgrims walking a path below.

Prayer Dedicated to the Shadow of Saint Peter

n.d.

Engraved broadsheet of skeletal artisans at work in red and black, with columns of Spanish verse below.

Calaveras of Artisans

n.d.

Woodcut print of skeletons in a noisy gathering with columns of Spanish verse below, titled Revumbio de Calaveras.

A Noisy Gathering of Calaveras

n.d.

Woodcut of a blindfolded man falling as five soldiers fire rifles, with an officer with a sabre at right.

Details of the Latest Execution

n.d.

Mexican broadside with skeleton figures in dress dancing above and beside columns of Spanish verse.

Calavera Pachuqueña

n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a church altar with candles and the Virgin, with figures before it and columns of Spanish text.

Extraordinary Miracle

n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a sick man lying on a bed in a bare room beside a chamber pot, with Spanish text below.

Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow Fever in Veracruz

c. 1892

Woodcut of a dying man in bed attended by a saint, angel and priest, with devils, coins and holy figures in clouds above.

Saint Camilo de Lelis

n.d.

Black and white dice game board with numbered circles, two charro riders on horseback, and a rules panel.

The Charlatan Smugglers Dice Game

n.d.

Posada broadside of a large skeleton pointing at an electric tram of skeletons among skulls in a cemetery, with verse text be

Grand Electric Calavera as a Present to You, A Calavera of Pure Electricity

1907

Woodcut broadside of a collapsing church and buildings during an earthquake, with fleeing figures and Spanish text below.

Ejemplar y ciertisimo suceso en la Republica Mexicana (Exemplary and Truest Success in the Mexican Republic)

1894

Printed bullfight dice game with a spiral of numbered bullfight scenes around a central bullring and crowd.

Bullfight Dice-Game

1898

Posada relief print: a bearded man in top hat surrounded by skeletons and printed verse, headed A. Vanegas Arroyo, 1907.

Here is the Calavera of the Popular Publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo

1907

Printed Game of the Goose board with numbered illustrated spaces, geese, a skull, and a rules text in the centre.

Game of the Goose

1909

Zincograph broadside of a skeleton dressed as Don Juan Tenorio with a sword and plumed hat, framed by Spanish verse.

I Am Don Juan Tenorio

n.d.

Posada broadside 'La Calavera Tourista' with a dancing skeleton among sombrero-wearing figures and columns of verse.

The Tourist Calavera

n.d.

Pink broadside with song lyrics on the left and a woodcut of a woman and a man under the banner El Pagaré.

The Jealous Wife

n.d.

Green chapbook page: left, a list of children's tales; right, a cover showing a man and boy with staffs beside a lion and toa

Little Rosen, the Lions, and the Toad. A Tale

n.d.

Printed folk song broadside with verses and a caricature of a grinning man in a top hat, under an eagle emblem header.

Madero Folk Songs: Even the Ground Trembled

1911

Pink broadside titled La Verbena Mexicana with woodcut scenes of a couple in a garden and two verse dialogue panels.

The Mexican Party

1902

Printed sheet with red cover of Oaxacan Songs showing a church and figures in an oval, beside a text page with ornate borders

Oaxacan Songs

1898

Two-panel 1880 chapbook page: left advertises a printing house with workers at a press, right shows a woman writing with a qu

Patriotic Speeches

1880

Red-ink printed songbook cover, Tango Fatal!, with a woodcut scene of street musicians and a printing shop, Mexico.

Fatal Tango!

1921

Red and black printed cover of a songbook showing two uniformed musicians with a bass drum above a crowd.

The Rumba

1903

Woodcut broadside showing a woman with scissors confronting a frightened girl beside a chair, with Spanish headline text.

Terrible Crime Never Before Seen! Woman worse than the wild beasts!! A little girl with clothing sewn to her body

1902

Woodcut broadside showing a coach attacked by stone-throwing men and a horseman, with printed text and decorative border.

Interesting News

1903

Printed broadside 'Los Huelguistas de Orizaba' with a woodcut of figures above three columns of verse.

The Strikers of Orizaba

1918

Printed broadside with song lyrics for Alejandra and Uruapan, with a woodcut of a woman in a patterned shawl.

Alejandra

n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a man and women in traditional dress above monthly prediction verses, by José Guadalupe Posada, 1902.

The Continuation, Sirs, of the Forecasts

1902

Broadside print with a bedroom scene of a man in a hat leaning over a figure in bed, with Spanish headline and text.

Crime Never Before Seen!

n.d.

Green broadside with black woodcut of a woman surrounded by many suitors in hats, with Spanish verse printed below.

The Woman with 100 Husbands

1901

Woodcut broadside showing a woman stabbing a man while winged devils surround them, with Spanish text below.

Horrible Murder!

1890s

Woodcut broadside of a smiling clock figure with a crowd and cathedral towers above a column of printed verse.

Relox Cathedral

n.d.

Green broadside titled El Caracol showing a giant snail carrying a crowd of figures past a city skyline, with verse below.

The Snail

n.d.

Broadside print of a train wreck with crowds of figures among derailed cars, above three columns of printed verse.

Crazy Machine!

1920

Broadside print with woodcut scene of dancers in period dress under bunting, above two columns of Spanish verse.

Dance

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing people swept by floodwaters past a church tower and houses, with printed text columns below.

The Great Flood

n.d.

Broadside with a woodcut of a couple dancing beside musicians, above Spanish verse titled El cielo por un beso.

The Sky for a Kiss

n.d.

Broadside with ribbon-framed portraits of a woman with flowers and a uniformed man, above Spanish headline and verse text.

The Terrible Attempt Against the King of Spain

n.d.

Broadside with woodcut of marching reservists before a crowd and grandstand, plus an eagle and cannons over printed verse col

The Big Dance, The Reservists

n.d.

Broadsheet Corrido de la Lotería with woodcut lottery figures like owl, bee, ram, dog and horse beside printed verses.

Corrido of the Lottery

n.d.

Woodcut broadside by José Guadalupe Posada showing a hot air balloon, a man with a telescope, a crowd, and printed Spanish ve

The Great Ascension

1902

Mexican broadside with woodcut of a mustached charro and horse beside printed Spanish verses, with smaller scenes below.

New and Diverse Verses

n.d.

Red broadside print with black woodcut figures in period dress above title and verse, framed by a decorative border.

An Outing of the Best in the Mexican Nation

1895

Pink broadside with Spanish corrido verses and a woodcut of a woman in a patterned dress standing on a star motif.

Corrido of the Cockroach

published c. 1918

Pink broadside with a woodcut of a dancing woman in a ruffled skirt beside printed song lyrics and ornamental borders.

The Chinese Woman: Folk Songs

n.d.

Green broadside with a central woodcut of a man with a bundle beside a lamp, surrounded by printed song verses in black type.

The Farewell of a Man From Pachuca

1920

Broadside with woodcut of people in period dress swatting giant mosquitoes, above a Spanish poem in two columns.

The American Mosquito

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a man with a stolen chalice, horned devils and a woman in a shawl amid scattered coins.

Horrible News!

n.d.

Broadside print of a kitchen scene with a man, winged demon, horned devil and fallen figure, above two columns of text.

Horrible and Frightening Event!

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing travelers on a forest path, with a woman turning to stone, above two columns of Spanish text.

Incredible Event: Woman Turns to Stone

1903

Woodcut broadside showing family members brawling on a floor, with printed verses and a decorative border below.

Mothers-in-law, Brothers-in-law, and Sons-in-law

n.d.

Pink broadside with woodcut of a hooded man holding a child beside a mule cart, above three columns of Spanish verse.

Horrible Fear of Mothers...Kidnappers

1920

Broadside with a woodcut of a large prison building, trams and pedestrians, beside two columns of printed verse on orange pap

End of the XIX Century

September 1890

Broadside print of women quarreling in a tenement courtyard with animals and onlookers, above Spanish verse text.

A Neighborhood Dispute

1907

Woodcut broadside of a pig-bodied creature with a human face, fish eyes, and a forehead horn, with Spanish text below.

Strange and Unheard of Event! A Pig with the Face of a Man, Eyes of a Fish, and a Horn on His Forehead!

1900

Woodcut broadside of a crowd in wide-brimmed hats around a table with a hanging scene, above a titled text column.

The Hanging in the Plaza of Mixcalco, the year 1864

1864

Woodcut broadside showing a man gesturing at three infants on a table, a woman in bed, and four scorpion-like creatures on th

A Woman Who Gave Birth to Three Children and Four Animals

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a devil, a woman with a knife, and a man falling across a table, with Spanish text below.

Amazing Event: Occured In Saint Michael of Mezquital...

n.d.

Broadside woodcut of a woman stabbing a man as two devils watch, with Spanish headline 'Horrible Asesinato' below.

Horrible Murder! Túxpan

1910

Broadside with woodcut of a figure battling winged dragon creatures above a headline and text columns, within a decorative bo

Very Interesting News

1910

Woodcut broadside showing a man pointing away from a woman in a shawl on a street, with printed verses below.

First and Second Part of the Verses...

n.d.

Broadside print showing a man with a raised knife over a fallen body, an elderly man gesturing nearby, with printed text.

Lamentable and Frightening Example that Happened in the Town of Barca

1890-1913

Woodcut broadside of a man stabbing a kneeling figure as a woman recoils, with a devil and serpents above, under Spanish head

Horrible Murder! Shocking Parricide Committed by the Infamous Bernabe Manrique

1880-1913

Printed broadside with a couple embracing in formal dress, dancing pairs behind, and song lyrics in two columns below.

The Heavens for a Kiss

n.d.

Two-part Mexican broadside with engraved portraits of General Zaragoza and General Porfirio Díaz and printed Spanish text.

The Battle of May 5, 1862: The Great Triumph of Mexico over France!

1888/1910

Green broadside of Mexican song lyrics with a woodcut of a hatted man playing guitar at center.

I Love You So Much

n.d.

Letterpress broadside with a central woodcut of a woman, flanked by Spanish song lyrics under the title Maria la Traidora.

Maria the Traitor

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a man raising a club over a fallen figure as a woman watches, with Spanish headline text below.

Horrible Crime Committed by Juan Riesca

n.d.

Yellow broadside with woodcut crowd scene above three columns of Spanish verse about the 1913 Mexican Revolution.

Merry Verse about the Mexican Revolution

1913

Pink broadside with woodcut of a bicycle rider and tumbling men in sombreros above printed verse, by José Guadalupe Posada.

The Bicycle

1895

Pink broadside with woodcut of a robed female figure, soldiers with flags and drums, and columns of Spanish song text.

Triumphant Cuba

n.d.

Green broadside with a woodcut of three men in sombreros and Spanish verses below, titled Asombro de Guanajuato.

The Fear of Guanajuato!

n.d.

Broadside showing a mounted man in a hat leading armed men in sombreros, with a flag behind and Spanish verses below.

Great Triumphal March

1911

Pink broadside with woodcut of dancing couples in sombreros and a harpist, above columns of Spanish song lyrics.

Jarocho Corridor

n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a man standing by a bed with a girl lying on it, under the headline Crimen Nunca Visto, with Spanish tex

Crime Never Before Seen! (Tomás Sanchez)

1902

Broadside print of a woman beside an anthropomorphic duck in a garden, with a town skyline and Spanish verse text below.

To Hear the Sad Cries of the baby Duck with Teresa

n.d.

Broadside woodcut of a seated landowner gesturing at bull horns while priests and workers look on, with money bundles on a ta

Moral Lesson and Most Certain Event

n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a vendor and shawled older women beside a man, with Spanish headline and verses about selling mothe

Great Bargain Sale, Selling All Mother-in-Laws

1880-1913

Broadside print of a frantic man surrounded by seven winged monsters labeled with the deadly sins, above columns of Spanish t

Shocking and Terrible Occurrence

n.d.

Woodcut broadside of townspeople viewing large bells beside a cathedral facade, with Spanish verse printed below.

The Bells of the New Courtyard Clock

1905

Hand-colored broadside showing three jockeys racing horses past a flag-topped tower, with a printed newspaper text and progra

The Street Gazette: Grand Inauguration of the New Racetrack Situated on Peñón Hill in Mexico City

December 3, 1893

Yellowed broadside with a large skull and crossbones, skeleton vignettes, and Spanish verse under the title Calavera del Dren

Calavera of Pouring Forth

n.d.

Posada broadsheet with woodcut skeletons in a cemetery above columns of Spanish verse on orange paper.

Arise from Your Graves, Calaveras...

1904

Red broadside with black relief engravings of dancing and drinking skeletons in hats, surrounded by printed verse columns.

Here is the Calavera Folks, of All Good Defenders

n.d.

Mexican broadside print with skeletal calavera figures in dress and dance poses, surrounded by columns of Spanish verse text.

Here is the Calavera, Gentlemen, of all the Little Do-Gooders

n.d.

Yellow broadside by José Guadalupe Posada with printed verses, roses, drummers, a courting couple and a woman with a basket.

All the Little Boys Ask for Their Tarasca

n.d.