POSADA: MONOGRAPH OF 406 ENGRAVINGS

Portada, 208 p., 10 h. - Numerosas ilustraciones en blanco y negro intercaladas en el texto. - This comprehensive volume serves as a fundamental visual compendium of the extensive graphic output produced by the Mexican artist José Guadalupe Posada. The publication reproduces a curated selection of over four hundred original zincographs, woodcuts, and relief engravings that defined popular visual culture during the Porfiriato and the Mexican Revolution. The collection documents his iconic representations of social broader themes, ranging from political caricatures and sensationalist broadsheets to his world-renowned calaveras and skeletons. Accompanied by a historical introduction written by the muralist Diego Rivera, the text contextualizes Posada’s critical role as a socio-political chronicler and a pioneer of modern graphic art.El texto se presenta en inglés y castellano.