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Posada (José Guadalupe) chapbooks prints and broadsides
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Title: José Guadalupe Posada chapbook prints and broadsides
Identifier/Call Number: CEMA 211
Language of Material:
Spanish; Castilian.
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
2 Linear Feet
(1 flat box)
Creator:
Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913
Creator:
Vanegas Arroyo, Antonio (1852-1917)
Date (inclusive): approximately 1900-1910
Abstract: This collection consists of thirty-three chapbook prints (covers), and forty-four broadsides, including four large Calaveras-themed
broadsides, by José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (1852-1913).
Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Mexico, approximately 1900 to 1910.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
The collection is open for research.
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through
the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to
the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator
and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department
of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of
California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is
not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of Item], José Guadalupe Posada chapbook prints and broadsides, CEMA 211. Department of Special Research Collections,
UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Library purchase, 2023.
José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (1852-1913) was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular
illustrations. Born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, Posada spent his most creative period in Mexico City, from 1888, as a prolific
engraver, printmaker, and publisher during the final years of the Porfirio Díaz dictatorship and the beginning of the Mexican
Revolution. In 1890, Posada began work for noted printer Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Posada's works were cheaply produced and
widely distributed to both the illiterate and reading public. His subject matter varied including: advertising art, religious
images, illustrations for posters, flyers, brochures and books. He also created images for local printing houses and numerous
religious publications. His work has influenced numerous Latin American and Chicanx artists and cartoonists, including Diego
Rivera and Leopoldo Mendez, because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones
to convey political and cultural critiques. Among his most enduring works is La Calavera Catrina.
This collection consists of thirty-three chapbook prints and forty-four broadsides, including four large Calaveras-themed
broadsides, by Mexican political lithographer José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (1852-1913), dating to approximately 1900-1910.
Published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Mexico). The chapbook prints consist of the chapbook covers, front and back.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Political culture -- Mexico -- History -- Pictorial works
Popular culture -- Mexico -- History -- Pictorial works
Book cover art -- Mexico -- 20th century -- Specimens
Chapbooks, Mexican -- Illustrations
Broadsides -- Mexico -- 20th century -- Specimens
Prints
Relief prints
Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913 -- Archives