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José Guadalupe Posada

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in 1910 until his death in 1913, Posada worked tirelessly in the press. The works he completed in his press during this time allowed him to develop his artistic prowess as a draftsman, engraver and lithographer. At the time he continued to make satirical illustrations and cartoons featured in the
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on 2 February 1852. His father was Germán Posada Serna and his mother was Petra Aguilar Portillo. Posada was one of eight children and received his early education from his older brother Cirilo, a country school teacher. Posada's brother taught him reading, writing and drawing. He then joined
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In 1883, following his success, he was hired as a teacher of lithography at the local Preparatory School. The shop flourished until 1888 when a disastrous flood hit the city. He subsequently moved to Mexico City. His first regular employment in the capital was with
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Though Posada has usually been characterized as someone who utilized traditional craft techniques, he likely used photomechanical processes and deliberately made distressed-looking images in order to appeal to his downscale clientele.
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spoke "almost reverentially" of Posada and posted some of his prints in her hotel room in New York City in 1933.
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where he married María de Jesús Vela in 1875. The following year he purchased the printing press from Pedroza.
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Academics have estimated that during his long career, Posada produced 20,000 plus images for broadsheets,
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José Guadalupe Posada and the Mexican broadside = José Guadalupe Posada y la hoja volante mexicana
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is usually celebrated in Central and Southern Mexico during the chilly days of 1 & 2 November
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Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo : An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo
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From 1875 to 1888, Posada continued to collaborate with several newspapers in León, including
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Myth and mitote: the political caricature of Jose Guadalupe Posada and Manuel Alfonso Manila
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History of Mexico – Mexico's Daumier: Josejhg Guadalupe Posada, Jim Tuck, Mexico Connect
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on Posada. Rivera commented on 406 prints by Posada in the foreword for the book.
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Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond
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Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond
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Largely forgotten by the end of his life, José Guadalupe Posada died in 1913 of
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In 1871, before he was out of his teens, his career began with a job as the
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because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls,
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was the first to popularize Posada's broadsides as art. In 1929
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The skeleton of the people’s editor (Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)
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Leopoldo Méndez: Revolutionary Art and the Mexican Print
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used Posada's illustrations. Brenner called Posada a
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returned from the Cultural Missions programs of the
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Index

Spanish name
surname

Aguascalientes City
Lithographer
Calaveras

relief printing
illustrations
Latin American
cartoonists
calaveras
La Calavera Catrina

La Calavera Catrina
Aguascalientes
Jose Trinidad Pedroza
lithography
engraving
political cartoonist
León, Guanajuato
Aguascalientes City
Mexico City


Museo Nacional de Arte

Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
es
Ireneo Paz

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