José’s work is defined by its folk art sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Christ
José Benito Ortega American, 1858–1941 New Mexico

Canal in Venice
Martin Rico y Ortega (Spanish, 1833–1908)

Benito
Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884-1920

Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Zapata
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949)

Turkey
Leroy F. Ortega (American, 1948–1998)

¡Terrible y verdadera noticia! (Terrible and Real News!)
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913

Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)

Calavera of Francisco Madero, from Calavera Maderista
José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913) published by the Print and Drawing Club of The Art Institute of Chicago

The Flag
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949

Unemployed, Paris
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949

Benito
Thomas Handforth American, 1897-1948

Boy on a Ram
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Zapatistas
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949

Untitled (Ideal Candies, Chicago)
José Lopez (American, born Cuba, 1941–1991) and Luis Medina (American, born Cuba, 1942–1985)

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Demons Seated at a Table
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949

Ruined House
José Clemente Orozco Mexican, 1883-1949

Van Gogh's Criminal Obsession
José Luis Cuevas Mexican, born 1934

Cupid's Calavera
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913