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The Hanging in the Plaza of Mixcalco, the year 1864 by José Guadalupe Posada

The Hanging in the Plaza of Mixcalco, the year 1864

José Guadalupe Posada · 1864

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DETAILS
Artist
José Guadalupe Posada
Date
1864
Medium
Photo relief etching on wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
Mexico
Credit line
William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
ART MOVEMENTS
Mexican muralism
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José Guadalupe Posada

José Guadalupe Posada was a Mexican political printmaker whose satirical calaveras, like the iconic La Calavera Catrina, profoundly influenced Latin American art and culture.

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