José Guadalupe Posada

Mexican, 1851 - 1913

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Printed with black lines on cream-white paper, a skeleton carrying a bottle and wearing a hat, striped scarf, pants, and sandals walks to our left in this vertical etching. Filling the composition, the skeleton has a walrus handlebar mustache and a goatee. His straw hat has a wide brim and a pointed crown. His scarf drapes over his right shoulder, farther from us. The skeleton holds the scarf in his right hand and an oversized black bottle with a cork in his left hand. The bottle has lettering on the label to read “AGUAR” and “DE PAR.” A few vertical lines around his sandals suggest grass.
José Guadalupe Posada, Print and Drawing Club of The Art Institute of Chicago, Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista, 1944 (printed), relief etching (zinc) on China paper, Rosenwald Collection, 1944.5.130

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista

José Guadalupe Posada, Print and Drawing Club of The Art Institute of Chicago · 1944 (printed) · relief etching (zinc) on China paper ·  Accession ID  1944.5.130

José Guadalupe Posada, Serafina, 1914?, metalcut and letterpress on yellow newsprint, Given by Art Information Volunteers in Honor of Marta Madrid Horgan, 2010.89.2

Serafina

José Guadalupe Posada · 1914? · metalcut and letterpress on yellow newsprint ·  Accession ID  2010.89.2

José Guadalupe Posada, Gran Alarma Escandalosa, 1904, metalcut and letterpress on pink newsprint, Given by Art Information Volunteers in Honor of Marta Madrid Horgan, 2010.89.1

Gran Alarma Escandalosa

José Guadalupe Posada · 1904 · metalcut and letterpress on pink newsprint ·  Accession ID  2010.89.1

José Guadalupe Posada, La Mujer de Cien Maridos - Como Alfileres Prendidos, 1901, metalcut on red newsprint, Given by Art Information Volunteers in Honor of Marta Madrid Horgan, 2010.89.3

La Mujer de Cien Maridos - Como Alfileres Prendidos

José Guadalupe Posada · 1901 · metalcut on red newsprint ·  Accession ID  2010.89.3

José Guadalupe Posada, Don Chepito, 1891-1899, relief etching on pink paper, Gift of Christopher and Beverly With in memory of Karl and Gerda With, 2013.135.6

Don Chepito

José Guadalupe Posada · 1891-1899 · relief etching on pink paper ·  Accession ID  2013.135.6