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José Guadalupe Posada

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Crazy Machine!

1920

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 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.

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