posada, jos? guadalupe

A brief biography of nineteenth-century Mexican printer and artist Jos? Guadalupe "Lupe" Posada, who was best known as the creator of the calaveras, pictures of skeletons doing various activities, that are an integral part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in present day Mexico.

A brief biography of nineteenth-century Mexican printer and artist Jos? Guadalupe "Lupe" Posada, who was best known as the creator of the calaveras, pictures of skeletons doing various activities, that are an integral part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in present day Mexico.

Arranged in the present volume according to the type of chapbook for which they were executed, Posada's illustrations cover a wide range of styles and subject matter, revealing many different facets of his talent.