José’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
¡Terrible y verdadera noticia! (Terrible and Real News!)
José Guadalupe Posada Mexican, 1852-1913
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
Cupid's Calavera
Revolutionary Calavera
Prayer Dedicated to the Shadow of Saint Peter
A Humorous Calavera
La mujer con cien maridos como alfileres prendidos (The women with hundreds of husbands like pins on fire)
Execution by Firing Squad
Bullfight Dice-Game
The Devil Butts With His Head
Aquí están las calaveras de Don Folias y el Negrito (Here Are the Calaveras of Don Folias and El Negrito)
The Great Halley's Comet
Calavera of the Masses, no. 2
The Disappointment Suffered by Don Chepito
Bullfighters
Calaveras of the Masses, no.1
The Calavera of the Peoples' Editor Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Already the Authority...
A Noisy Gathering of Calaveras