Calaveras, Catrinas, and Dandies: José Guadalupe Posada and the Penny Press

Dr. Diane Miliotes discusses graphic artist and illustrator José Guadalupe Posada and the historical context of his image production in nineteenth-century Mexico. Posada’s career spanned profound social and political changes in Mexico. Dr. Miliotes pays special attention to a number of key characters in Posada’s printmaking practice.

Free. Presented live in the Clark’s auditorium and broadcast simultaneously on Zoom. Advance registration for the Zoom transmission is required.

Image: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852–1913), printed by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Mexican, 1852–1917), Las bicicletas (The Bicycles), 1913. Type-metal engraving, 15 15/16 x 11 7/8 in. Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 1978.48