The Lovely Garbanzo-Sellers as Calaveras

José Guadalupe Posada, 1880

MEDIUMRelief etching on red wove paper
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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ART MOVEMENTS
Mexican muralism
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THE ARTIST
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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