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José Guadalupe Posada was a Mexican artist who lived over one hundred years ago. He worked as a lithographer, engraver and cartoonist or what might be termed a caricaturist because he made drawings that were later photographed for publications such as “Argos”, “Gil Blas’ or the “Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano” (Reference: Bonilla ...
José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement.
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Oct 29, 2023 · The Skeletal World of José Guadalupe Posada presents the work of the iconic 19th-century Mexican artist and lithographer whose illustrations of skeletal figures known as "calaveras" and "catrinas" have become an essential part of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations.
José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913) was a Mexican illustrator known for his satirical and politically acute calaveras. Deriving from the Spanish word for 'skulls', these calaveras were illustrations featuring skeletons which would, after Posada's death, become closely associated with the mexican holiday Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.
Apr 2, 2024 · José Guadalupe Posada (born Feb. 2, 1851, Aguascalientes, Mex.—died Jan. 20, 1913, Mexico City) was a printmaker whose works, often expressionistic in content and style, were influential in the development of 20th-century graphic art.
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Nov 9, 2012 · José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement.
José Guadalupe Posada was a prolific graphic artist who produced an estimated twenty thousand prints, many of which critiqued Mexican politics and society.
