Broadside (recto) the legitimate verses of Lino Zamora brought from Real de Zacatecas (image of toreador and bull by Manilla) and a funeral scene on verso possibly by Posada
1902 (published)
Medium
Photo-relief, woodcut, wood engraving and letterpress on orange 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
46.46.343
Tags
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada|Manuel Manilla|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...