Flyer relating to a murder in a prison, the guard shooting a convict holding a knife, a wounded vitctim is on the ground

Anonymous Mexican Artist

Possibly José Guadalupe Posada Mexican

Publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Mexican

ca. 1910

Not on view

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Title: Flyer relating to a murder in a prison, the guard shooting a convict holding a knife, a wounded vitctim is on the ground
Artist: Anonymous Mexican Artist
Artist: Possibly José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)
Publisher: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (Mexican, 1850–1917)
Date: ca. 1910
Medium: Photo-relief and letterpress on pink paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30 × 20 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Leon Grinberg, 1961
Object Number: 61.646.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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