Featured Artist: Jose Guadalupe Posada
El Jarabe en Ultratumba
El Jarabe en Ultratumba
(The Folk Dance Beyond the Grave) 1910
(Lead engraving)
The father of Mexican printmaking, Jose Guadalupe Posada was born in Aguascalientes in 1852. Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican cartoonist and engraving. He is considered to be the “Father of Mexican Printmaking”. He engraved on type metal, which creates a similar effect to a relief.
The Spanish word’ calavera’ means ‘skull’, or ‘skeleton’. Posada used his ‘calavera’ prints for political and social satire. Posada’s art is now considered folk art, as his skeletons mimic the human spirit.
By Jessica Shakarian
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I stand corrected. Thanks Jim.
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