Broadsheet with songs relating to the earthquake that occurred on March 26, 1908
Medium
Type-metal engraving and letterpress on tan paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30 × 20 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
46.46.471
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking broadsheet, produced in 1908 by the prolific Mexican publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo and master engraver José Guadalupe Posada, captures public's response to a devastating earthquake on March 26 of that year. Printed using type-metal engraving and letter on modest tan paper (measuring just 11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.), it features vivid imagery of men, women, and musicians with instruments, accompanying popular songs or *corridos* that likely mourned the tragedy and shared communal grief. Posada, a pioneer of Mexico's graphic arts, was renowned for his bold, satirical prints that comm...