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Posada's Popular Mexican Prints: 273 Cuts
273 great 19th-century crimes, miracles, skeletons, ads, portraits, news cuts. Table of Calaveras; Disasters; National Events; Religion and Miracles; Don Chepito Marihuano; Chapbook Covers; Chapbook Illustrations; Everyday Life; Miscellaneous; Commentary on the Illustrations; Brief Bibliography.
- GenresArtNonfictionArt History
156 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1972
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June 15, 2022
I love Posada's art for many of the same reasons I love Edward Gorey's work...they make things that most people would consider morbid and makes them beautiful!
May 20, 2025
Here's more like it!
My short journey on finding good and concise Posada's book is finally over. As the book title suggest there are 273 reproductions of Posada's work (in fact a bit more if you consider some illustrations on the back cover (yes, i counted).
His art is umistakenable, there were a lot of imitators but no one really could capture the original feeling. The soul of folklore and political struggle. Posada has a great grasp on linework whether it's done with ink dip pen or produced through woodcut printing. I often feel a bit surreal when looking at his work - grinning skeletons engaged in all the activities of the living:
Posada’s skeletons are never too macabre; they are animated types, participating in weddings, drinking parties, or playing mariachi music—the usual activities of the living. This is not nihilism or parody - but a profound reflection on the equality of the grave, a popular interpretation of famous Roman slogan "memento mori". It doesn't matter whether you are beggar or Spanish royalty you all end up on "otherside".
My short journey on finding good and concise Posada's book is finally over. As the book title suggest there are 273 reproductions of Posada's work (in fact a bit more if you consider some illustrations on the back cover (yes, i counted).
His art is umistakenable, there were a lot of imitators but no one really could capture the original feeling. The soul of folklore and political struggle. Posada has a great grasp on linework whether it's done with ink dip pen or produced through woodcut printing. I often feel a bit surreal when looking at his work - grinning skeletons engaged in all the activities of the living:
Posada’s skeletons are never too macabre; they are animated types, participating in weddings, drinking parties, or playing mariachi music—the usual activities of the living. This is not nihilism or parody - but a profound reflection on the equality of the grave, a popular interpretation of famous Roman slogan "memento mori". It doesn't matter whether you are beggar or Spanish royalty you all end up on "otherside".
June 5, 2008
Funny skeletons and entertaining woodcuts, a great art book to keep around to enjoy on slow afternoons.
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