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José Guadalupe Posada

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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

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 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

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.