La Mujer de Cien Maridos - Como Alfileres Prendidos
Medium
metalcut on red newsprint
Dimensions
sheet: 29 x 19.5 cm (11 7/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Given by Art Information Volunteers in Honor of Marta Madrid Horgan
Accession Number
2010.89.3
About the Artist
José Guadalupe Posada · 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...