Broadsheet celebrating one of the founders of the Mexican Revolution, Francisco Madero, shown in a suit and top hat pointing to the phrases 'Que Si' and 'Que No'
Medium
Zincograph and letterpress on tan paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 8 3/16 in. (30 × 20.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
Accession Number
46.46.150
Tags
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo · 1852–1913
José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican printmaker and engraver who revolutionized popular art and created some of the most iconic images in Mexican culture. Working primarily with publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, he produced over 20,000 images during his career—inexpensive broadsheets sold for a penny on colored paper that made his art accessible to even the poorest workers. He transform...