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Fan account of José Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican political litographist who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. 1852-1913 Automated thanks to @andreitr.bsky.social and @botfrens.bsky.social

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José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 7h

El Veterinario (The Veterinary), plate 23 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127570/

three figures at right; man at center holds rope around the neck of a black horse lying down at left; anvil, tools and horse shoes in LLC; text at top and bottom: "EL VETERINARIO / DELAS MEJORES / RECETAS / COLECCION / PARA CURAR / TODO ANIMAL / DOMESTICO / Precio 50 cs / PUBLICADO / POR / A VANEGAS ARROYO / MEXICO."

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 13h

The Power of Verse http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19956

The Power of Verse

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 14h

El Automóvil (The Automobile), plate 24 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127571/

couple seated in a small old car with white tires, seen from PR side, with decorative scrolls around edges of image; text at top and bottom: "EL AUTOMOVIL / NUEVA COLECCION DE CANCIONES / PARA EL / PRESENTE / ANO. / RECOPILADAS / por / A. VANEGAS ARROYO. / MEXICO."

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 1d

Los toreros (juguete) (Bullfighters), plate 14 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127561/

six partial figures in a vertical placements; three vignettes of legs of figures at top; three vignettes of heads and torsos of figures below; caricatures

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 1d

El Doctor Improvisado (The Quack Doctor), plate 9 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127556/

startled man at right holding a cane in his PL hand and carrying a pack on his back by a strap over his shoulders; skeleton wearing a cape and a hat approaching man from left; text at top and bottom: "EL DOCTOR / IMPROVISADO / CUENTO / EDITOR / A. VANEGAS ARROYO. MEXICO."

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 1d

Street Cleaner Calavera https://www.wikiart.org/en/jose-guadalupe-posada/street-cleaner-calavera-1910

Street Cleaner Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 2d

El Consultorio Médico (The Consultation), plate 10 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127557/

old woman with a hooded cloak seated in a chir at right, accompanied by a standing woman wearing a similar cloak; seated man at left; large bookcase behind figures; text at top and bottom: "GALERIA DEL TEATRO INFANTIL / EL CONSULTORIO MEDICO. / PROPIETARIO / A. VANEGAS ARROYO MEXICO"

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 2d

Conundrum of the Chair http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19899

Conundrum of the Chair

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 2d

Ilustración para un Cuento (Illustration for a Story), plate 11 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127558/

terrified young girl with curly dark hair, crouching on one knee in LRC while pushing away a black cloaked figure rushing toward her, with one hand on her head and one hand on her chin

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 3d

San Jorge (St. George), plate 21 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127568/

man wearing a cap with a feather seated on a horse, with a spear in his PR hand, overtaking a dragon with seven heads in LLC

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 3d

The General http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19919

The General

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 4d

The Crime of La Bejarano https://www.wikiart.org/en/jose-guadalupe-posada/the-crime-of-la-bejarano-1913

The Crime of La Bejarano

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 4d

Fate http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19913

Fate

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 4d

Life's Gifts http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19933

Life's Gifts

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 5d

Little Calavera http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19934

Little Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 5d

Melancholia http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19937

Melancholia

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 5d

The Dandy http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19901

The Dandy

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 6d

Sharp Trader http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19966

Sharp Trader

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 6d

De Torreón a Lerdo (From Torreon to Lerdo), plate 17 from "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127564/

caricature of a standing bearded man wearing a large sombrero, jacket and vest, and tight trousers; train engine at right; train stations with people at left; text at top and bottom: "DE TORREON A LERDO / NUEVA / COLECOION / DE CANCIONES / MODERNAS / PARA 190 [illegible--not printed] / PUBLICADA POR / A. VANEGAS ARROYO. / MEXICO. / No. 16"

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 6d

Barkeeper http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19884

Barkeeper

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 7d

The Petulant Dolphin http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19948

The Petulant Dolphin

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 7d

The Store of "Fair Prices" http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19970

The Store of "Fair Prices"

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 8d

Cover for "25 Prints of Jose Guadalupe Posada" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/127574/

two pieces of thick cardboard covered with black and white striped fabric, tied through a pair of grommets with black ribbon (bottom ribbon lost); blue printing on cover ("JOSE GUADALUPE POSADA 1851 1913"); interior of front cover is a colored newsprint collage with rust red and turquoise; back cover has grey envelope attached with index and title page; brown shoelace closure

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 8d

Hallowe'en Advice http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19922

Hallowe'en Advice

José Guadalupe Posada @joseposada.bsky.social · 8d

Self-Made Man http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=19964

Self-Made Man