Long Live the Glorious 16th of September! Honor and Glory to the Priest from Dolores Don Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, Initiator of our Independence. Long Live the Mexican Army!
Medium
Relief engraving or photo relief etching on paper
Dimensions
60.2 × 40 cm (23 3/4 × 15 3/4 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
52338
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...