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José Guadalupe Posada and the Mexican Broadside

• Artist: José Guadalupe Posada

In support of an exhibition running from June 24, 2006, through early January 2007, this striking publication focuses attention on a portion of the Art Institute's collection that has rarely been seen in recent years, late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Mexican broadsides. Popular-press publishers and itinerant hawkers sold these colorful, graphically powerful sheets as penny handbills to lower middle-class and working-class audiences.

Of the 300 objects in the museum's collection, more than 275 are by the most celebrated broadside illustrator, José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1851-1913). His images depict a wide range of events and genres, including the familiar Day of the Dead celebrations, which feature the often humorous and/or satirical calaveras, or skeleton figures.

Soft cover; 40 pages with 35 illustrations (31 color).  English and Spanish.  9 1/2" x 8 5/8" x 1/4".

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