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Cover for 'Cantares Oaxaqueños: Nueva Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para 1898', couples walking arm in arm on the outskirts of a town

José Guadalupe Posada Mexican
Publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Mexican

ca. 1898

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"Cantares oaxaqueños. Nueva colección de canciones modernas" (Imprenta de A. Vanegas Arroyo, 1898).

Cover for 'Cantares Oaxaqueños: Nueva Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para 1898', couples walking arm in arm on the outskirts of a town, José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City), Chiaroscuro engraving and letterpress in red and black ink on yellow paper — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Cover for 'Cantares Oaxaqueños: Nueva Coleccion de Canciones Modernas para 1898', couples walking arm in arm on the outskirts of a town

Artist: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)

Publisher: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (1850–1917, Mexican)

Date: ca. 1898

Medium: Chiaroscuro engraving and letterpress in red and black ink on yellow paper

Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (14.8 × 20 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946

Accession Number: 46.46.218

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