Posada (Jose Guadalupe) Broadsides and Booklets Collection, circa early 1900s;1905-1919; 1982; undated

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Summary

Title:
Jose Guadalupe Posada Broadsides and Booklets
Dates:
circa early 1900s;1905-1919; 1982; undated
Creators:
Posada, Jose Guadalupe, 1852-1913 and Pettibon, Raymond, 1957-
Abstract:
This collection contains eighteen broadsides and two booklets illustrated by Jose Guadalupe Posada, as well as a flyer illustrated in a similar style to that of Posada. All of the broadsides- published by the press of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, are satirical in nature and contain images of calaveras, or skulls.
Extent:
1 box
Language:
Spanish; Castilian and Collection material is in Spanish.
Preferred citation:

[title of item] Jose Guadalupe Posada Broadsides and Booklets, Courtesy of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills

Background

Scope and content:

The Jose Guadalupe Posada Broadsides and Booklets Collection (circa early 1900s; 1905-1919; 1982; undated) contains eighteen broadsides and two booklets illustrated by Jose Guadalupe Posada; as well as one flyer containing artwork in a similar style to that of Posada's by Raymond Pettibon. All of the broadsides- published by the press of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, are satirical in nature and contain images of calaveras, or skulls which was a popular theme of Posada's illustrations. The majority of the material in this collection is in Spanish.

Biographical / historical:

Jose Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913) was a Mexican lithographer and printmaker best known for his illustrations of calaveras (skulls), which would later become most associated with the Mexican holiday, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Born in Aguascalientes, Posada began drawing from an early age, and was taught lithography and engraving through an apprenticeship as a teenager. From there, Posada created lithographs for mostly political newspapers until a flood in Leon, Guanajuato in 1882 – which killed 250 people and left more than 1,400 people missing; led Posada to produce lithographs that followed themes regarding death and the social implications following the aftermath of the flood. Posada kept using these aforementioned themes throughout his illustrations while also adding elements of satire. One of his most famous satirical illustrations was "La Calavera Catrina", an image of an elegantly dressed female skeleton which has become a popular Dia de los Muertos illustration.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Places:
All Souls' Day
Mexico
Artists--Mexico

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-09-18 16:58:21 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[title of item] Jose Guadalupe Posada Broadsides and Booklets, Courtesy of the Gerth Archives and Special Collections. University Library. California State University, Dominguez Hills

Location of this collection:
University Library, 5th Flr (5039)
1000 E. Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747, US
Contact:
(310) 243-3895
archives@csudh.edu
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