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José Guadalupe Posada

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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.