Collection of works published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, chiefly illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada., approximately 1890s-1925?

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Summary

Creators:
Posada, José Guadalupe and Vanegas Arroyo, Antonio
Abstract:
Mexican chapbooks, broadsides, single-fold pamphlets, handbills and other printed ephemera, chiefly issued by Mexico City's leading penny press publisher, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Most are illustrated, by José Guadalupe Posada.
Extent:
390 items (approximately 390 prints in 2 pamphlet boxes, 2 clamshell boxes, 2 oversize boxes, and 4 oversize folders)
Language:
Spanish and Spanish; Castillian
Preferred citation:

Collection of works published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, chiefly illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada, BANC PIC 2010.025, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Mexican chapbooks, broadsides, single-fold pamphlets, handbills and other printed ephemera, chiefly issued by Mexico City's leading penny press publisher, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo. Most are illustrated, many by José Guadalupe Posada. Included are songbooks; single-sheet corridos (popular ballads); booklets on writing love letters, cooking, etc.; gameboards; and devotional texts and images. Posada's signature "calaveras" (humorous skeletal figures) are well represented.

Boxes 1-2: cuadernillos (chapbooks). Boxes 3-4: hojas chicas (small sheets). Box 5 (and oversize C folders): broadsides and single-fold sheets grouped as calaveras, cancioneros populares, gacetas politicas y callejaera [i.e. callejera?], and hojas chicas dobles. Box 6 (and oversize C folders): broadsides and single-fold sheets grouped as loterias, Menudencias (pages from three issues of newspaper El Boletín de Menudencias), gacetas religiosas, and varia (various genres, including sheet music and chapbooks on unfolded sheets). Collection contents were categorized by the seller (a dealer in Latin Americana), as 55 Calaveras, 36 Hojas Chicas Dobles, 24 Cancionero Popular, 155 Hojas Chicas, 19 Gacetas Religiosas, 27 Gaceta Politica y Callejaera, 4 Loteria, 6 Varia, and 56 Cuadernillo.

Biographical / historical:

José Guadalupe Posada was born in Aguascalientes on February 2, 1852. He was a Mexican printmaker famous for his politically satirical cartoons and sketches. He used skulls, calaveras, and skeletons to make political and cultural critiques.

Acquisition information:
The Collection of works published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, chiefly illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada were purchased by The Bancroft Library from Ricker Gallery, Spring 2010.
Processing information:

Collection processed in 2015.

Physical location:
Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Physical facet:
: etchings, engravings, lithographs, or woodcuts with letterpress
Dimensions:
; approximately 40 x 60 cm or smaller.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Collection of works published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, chiefly illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada, BANC PIC 2010.025, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
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