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José Guadalupe Posada

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Black-and-white print of a skeleton in a sombrero and striped serape holding a bottle labeled Agua de Pardal.

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

printed 1944

Green broadsheet with twelve skeleton vignettes in couples and comic scenes, with Spanish verses under each image.

The great pantheon of love

ca. 1910-15 (published)

Posada broadside: a large skeleton points at a bus full of skeletal passengers, with a crowd of skulls and a cemetery wall be

The Skeleton of the Buses

c. 1900-10

Woodcut of chained souls writhing in flames, reaching toward a barred window above, by José Guadalupe Posada.

Souls in Purgatory

n.d.

Black and white print of a man and woman riding in an early automobile, framed by decorative scrolls and the title El Automov

The Automobile

n.d.

Stacked black-and-white caricature figures of bullfighters and grimacing men in woodcut style on pale paper.

Bullfighters

n.d.

Black woodcut of pallbearers carrying a cross-marked coffin, with rows of mourners standing behind on a pale sheet.

The Burial

n.d.

Small black-and-white print of a butcher in a hat weighing meat on a scale beside a bull's head on a table.

The Butcher

n.d.

Black and white print of a man seated in a chair gesturing to two women in a room with a bookcase, titled The Doctor's Office

The Doctor's Office

n.d.

Woodcut of a couple dancing before seated sombrero-wearing musicians with guitars and harp, titled La Típica, Mexico, c. 1894

The "Typical"

c. 1894

Black and white print of five dandies in top hats and suits before a columned facade, with a banner reading Los Lagartijos.

The Dandies

n.d.

Black and white print of a woman on a horse among crosses, with horned devils writhing in a graveyard below.

Devils in the Graveyard

n.d.

Black and white print of a bedroom where a man bends over a pot as a child peeks from under the bed and objects fly.

Pretending to be Ghosts

n.d.

Black and white woodcut of a wild-haired man leaping down stairs as playing cards scatter around him.

Gambler

n.d.

Woodcut print of a street vendor with a sign reading TE VOLVÉ A VER, surrounded by men in top hats and a woman, under a song

I Saw You Again

n.d.

Black and white print of a smiling clown in ruffled collar and striped trousers, with cover text for El Clown Mexicano No. 6.

Mexican Clown, no 6

n.d.

Wood engraving of a striped-costumed clown with a ruffled collar standing beside an elephant, with title lettering.

Mexican Clown, no. 5

n.d.

Black-and-white print of gendarmes in top hats confronting a seated cloaked figure, with ornate text border advertising a chi

The Police

n.d.

Portrait

n.d.

Woodcut of a skeleton in a cape grabbing a startled bearded man with a walking stick, with the title El Doctor Improvisado.

The Impromptu Doctor

n.d.

Woodcut of a rider with a lance attacking a multi-headed dragon beneath a rearing horse.

Saint George

n.d.

Black and white print of two men sweeping a street with brooms while a crowd in hats watches under an arched doorway.

The Streetcleaners

n.d.

Woodcut print of a large devil face with flames, surrounded by small dancing figures in costume, with Spanish title text abov

The Devil Butts With His Head

n.d.

Black-and-white print of two bearded men in suits toasting with glasses beneath hanging lamps, with seated figures behind the

The Popular Toastmaster

n.d.

Woodcut of a reclining woman with a cherub above her, with printed Spanish text advertising a song collection.

To Die Dreaming

1890s, printed in the 20th century

Woodcut poster of a veterinarian treating a dark horse beside an anvil and horseshoes, with Spanish text advertising the book

The Veterinarian

n.d.

Woodcut of a bearded man in a sombrero beside a locomotive and street scene, with the title De Torreón á Lerdo.

From Torreón to Lerdo

c. 1905

Broadside woodcut of a puppeteer and guitarist performing beside a crowd carrying a Virgin of Solitude procession, with print

Most Holy Virgin of Solitude

published 1903

Broadside showing townspeople looking up at a comet over a town skyline, with Spanish text columns below.

The Comet

1899, published 1910

Yellow broadside with a woodcut of a dandy smoking a cigar beside two figures, above columns of printed Spanish verse.

Hand-me-downs of the Dandies

1890-99

Purple Mexican broadside showing charro men and women watching dancers, with song lyrics and a central spearhead ornament.

The Tap Dance

published c. 1918

Broadside print of a man with a guitar serenading a woman at a window, with a garden, crescent moon and Spanish verses below.

Pretty Girls

c. 1911