Jose Posada
Author of Posada's Popular Mexican Prints (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
About the Author
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1) Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913, Posada's Popular Mexican Prints (LC|n 81019064)
Image credit: Jose Posada (right),Photographer unknown.
Works by Jose Posada
Associated Works
Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World (1998) — Illustrator, some editions — 639 copies, 9 reviews
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- 1) Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913, Posada's Popular Mexican Prints (LC|n 81019064)
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I love this book! This is my first introduction to Mexican "popular art" (as opposed to "fine art", I suppose). Posada was active for about forty years, from the 1870s to his death in 1913, influencing more famous artists such as Orozco and Rivera. Deceptively folkloric in style, this collection of engravings and etchings includes advertisements; satirical and political cartoons; illustrations from newspapers, broadsides, corridos (popular narrative songs) and inexpensive books; and show more especially calaveras (skeletons imitating people). The often-lurid subjects include disasters, accidents, freak births, crimes, executions, and fairy tales. Many of the moralistic scenes include satanic creatures with horns and tails. show less
a comprehensive review of Posada's prints. The biographical information is straight forward and well informed.
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