Joseacute; Guadalupe Posada (1852ndash;1913) was Mexicos most illustrious graphic artist. For over forty years he worked tirelessly as an incorruptible and truly popular artist; illustrating cookbooks and fortune-telling books; collections of songs and riddles; periodicals and newspapers; childrens books and novels; and most of all famous broadsides that were distributed throughout the country. After his death he was venerated by the artists of the new generation mdash; Rivera; Orozco; and many others; who realized that he had both saved and renewed the art of engraving in Mexico; and incorporated much of Posadas imagery into their own work.Here are close to 300 of Posadas best engravings; all done for the printer and publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo in Mexico City. Posada worked in two techniques mdash; engraving on type metal with a many-pointed burin and; later; relief etching on zinc. The broadsides he illustrated commemorated all sorts of occasions mdash; disasters; political events; crimes; and miracles mdash; or they glorified great popular heroes like Zapata. Posada was known for his calaveras mdash; skeletons that cavorted; ate and drank; rode bicycles and horses; wielded swords and daggers; or were revolutionaries; streetcleaners; dishwashers; and almost everything else. This was traditional art for All Souls Day; the Mexican Day of the Dead; but in Posadas hands it became extremely versatile; sometimes an instrument of social and political satire; sometimes a sympathetic portrait of a revolutionary; sometimes a comic; cartoon-like memento mori. He did engravings of murders; suicides; catastrophes; robberies; and executions; as well as of snake-men; giant snails; and other grotesques and deformation. He pictured the daily pleasures and chagrins of the people from a proletarian point of view; and with overflowing imaginativeness. There is brutality and horror in his art; but there is also humor; political consciousness; and a sprawling; immediate vitality.This edition includes explanatory notes and commentary; often giving precise topical meaning to what otherwise appears vague or allegorical. It presents all of Posadas various themes; and all of the many forms in which he worked in his maturity. It is hoped that through it he will gain the wider audience; especially in America; that he deserves.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy william andersonThis is a fantastic clip art book for many uses. Vintage line drawings of animals some real some not.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Jenny BogusLots of great. old images. Fun reference for me as an artist.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Damian RGreat resource for artists. great price.
