Cover for 'Juan Pico de Oro', a man in a pulpit addressing a crowd before him
ca. 1880–1910
Medium
Zincograph and letterpress on tan paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (14.8 × 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
46.46.253
Tags
Art Historical Context
This lively zincograph and letterpress on tan paper, measuring just 5 13/16 × 7 7/8 inches, serves as the cover *Juan Pico de Oro*, a Mexican broadside or chapbook from around 1880–1910. It captures a dynamic scene of a man standing in a pulpit, passionately addressing an attentive crowd below—likely evoking the fervor of street preachers, politicians, or storytellers in everyday Mexican life. Created by celebrated printmaker José Guadalupe Posada publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo it exemplifies the duo's prolific partnership in producing affordable, mass-market graphics. Posada, a pivotal fig...