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José Guadalupe Posada

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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