100 Woodcuts by Posada / 100 Grabados en madera por Posada
The publication contains 100 woodcuts by Posada from different points in his career. Each small image is printed against a coloured background on a sheet of buff paper that is numbered in the top right corner and accompanied by a verse in Spanish in the lower part relating to what is depicted. The folios are loose and housed in a folder of the same size, the cover of which carries the title in Spanish and English and publication details. This information is repeated on the first loose folio that is followed by a brief description in Spanish of its contents written by the publisher followed by the same in English. This is followed by a photograph of Posada, another of his original publisher, Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, an introduction by Jean Charlot in Spanish and English. There is also a separate pamphlet containing a Foreword by Charlot, an Introduction by W. S. Stallings, jr., a Bibliography relating to Posada and translations of the verses that accompany the plates (all in English).
The numbered plates are as follows:
1. The Bureaucrat; 2. Politics; 3. The Changing World; 4. Eccentric Character; 5. The Bishop; 6. Late Reveler; 7. The Tamale; 8. Calavera of the Barber's Razor; 9. Little Calavera; 10. The Successful Writer; 11. Thought for Hallowe'en; 12. All Hallow's Eve; 13. Lecher; 14. The Man with the Bulbous Nose; 15. The Jurist; 16. The Ladies; 17. Epicure; 18. Conundrum of the Chair; 19. Portrait of a Teacher; 20. The Petulant Dolphin; 21. Poetaster; 22. Politician; 23. Riddle; 24. The Exhausted Drum of War; 25. The Contrary Sex; 26. The Power of Verse; 27. The Dandy; 28. Drunkard; 29.The Frivolous Frog; 30. Hallowe'en Advice; 31. The Honest Politician; 32. Unrequited Love; 33. Honorable Man; 34. Barkeeper; 35. Calavera of the Engraver; 36. The General; 37. The Bohemian; 38. Song; 39. Drink; 40. High Cost of Living; 41. Calavera of the Tailor; 42. The Garbage Man; 43. The Foolish Middle Years; 44. Calavera of the Churlish Sacristans; 45. The Hard-headed Merchant; 46. Reminiscence; 47. The Poultry Vendor; 48. Pariah; 49. Baking Bread; 50. Designs; 51. On Losing a Job; 52. Melancholia; 53. Sermon; 54. Adjuster Tequila; 55. The Rustic Official; 56. Financier; 57. Hallowe'en Imp; 58. Advice to a Young Lady; 59. Old Writer; 60. Ghosts; 61. Midwife; 62. Mess Call; 63. Chanticler; 64. The Author; 65. Calaveras; 66. Fate; 67. The Craftsman; 68. Some Free Advice; 69. Public Servant; 70. Politician; 71. Maturity; 72. The Store of "Fair Prices"; 73. Statesman; 74. Self-Made Man; 75. The Editor's Reward; 76. The Grim Reaper; 77. Monopolist; 78. Pharmacist; 79. Passée; 80. Office-Holder; 81. Fat and Stylish; 82. The Opposition Press; 83. Harangue; 84. Pretentious Coquette; 85. Reminiscence; 86. Monopolist; 87. Drunkard; 88. The Unwashed; 89. Mother-in-Law; 90. Candidate; 91. Life's Gifts; 92. Calavera of the Priest; 93. Ex-General; 94. Calavera of the Policeman; 95. Sharp Trader; 96. Yesteryear; 97. Advice to Bride or Groom; 98. Follower of the Emperor Maximillian; 99. Equals; 100. The Pulque Maker
The numbered plates are as follows:
1. The Bureaucrat; 2. Politics; 3. The Changing World; 4. Eccentric Character; 5. The Bishop; 6. Late Reveler; 7. The Tamale; 8. Calavera of the Barber's Razor; 9. Little Calavera; 10. The Successful Writer; 11. Thought for Hallowe'en; 12. All Hallow's Eve; 13. Lecher; 14. The Man with the Bulbous Nose; 15. The Jurist; 16. The Ladies; 17. Epicure; 18. Conundrum of the Chair; 19. Portrait of a Teacher; 20. The Petulant Dolphin; 21. Poetaster; 22. Politician; 23. Riddle; 24. The Exhausted Drum of War; 25. The Contrary Sex; 26. The Power of Verse; 27. The Dandy; 28. Drunkard; 29.The Frivolous Frog; 30. Hallowe'en Advice; 31. The Honest Politician; 32. Unrequited Love; 33. Honorable Man; 34. Barkeeper; 35. Calavera of the Engraver; 36. The General; 37. The Bohemian; 38. Song; 39. Drink; 40. High Cost of Living; 41. Calavera of the Tailor; 42. The Garbage Man; 43. The Foolish Middle Years; 44. Calavera of the Churlish Sacristans; 45. The Hard-headed Merchant; 46. Reminiscence; 47. The Poultry Vendor; 48. Pariah; 49. Baking Bread; 50. Designs; 51. On Losing a Job; 52. Melancholia; 53. Sermon; 54. Adjuster Tequila; 55. The Rustic Official; 56. Financier; 57. Hallowe'en Imp; 58. Advice to a Young Lady; 59. Old Writer; 60. Ghosts; 61. Midwife; 62. Mess Call; 63. Chanticler; 64. The Author; 65. Calaveras; 66. Fate; 67. The Craftsman; 68. Some Free Advice; 69. Public Servant; 70. Politician; 71. Maturity; 72. The Store of "Fair Prices"; 73. Statesman; 74. Self-Made Man; 75. The Editor's Reward; 76. The Grim Reaper; 77. Monopolist; 78. Pharmacist; 79. Passée; 80. Office-Holder; 81. Fat and Stylish; 82. The Opposition Press; 83. Harangue; 84. Pretentious Coquette; 85. Reminiscence; 86. Monopolist; 87. Drunkard; 88. The Unwashed; 89. Mother-in-Law; 90. Candidate; 91. Life's Gifts; 92. Calavera of the Priest; 93. Ex-General; 94. Calavera of the Policeman; 95. Sharp Trader; 96. Yesteryear; 97. Advice to Bride or Groom; 98. Follower of the Emperor Maximillian; 99. Equals; 100. The Pulque Maker
Artwork Details
- Title: 100 Woodcuts by Posada / 100 Grabados en madera por Posada
- Artist: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)
- Publisher: Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo (Mexican, 1922–2001)
- Publisher: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, The Taylor Museum
- Date: 1947
- Medium: Woodcut
- Dimensions: Sheet: 9 1/4 × 6 5/16 in. (23.5 × 16 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Jack Lord, 1971
- Object Number: 1971.643.1
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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