Title page for 'Don Bullebulle', satirical vignettes of different members from society
Gahona, oriundo de Mérida (Yucatán), en el sur de México, firmaba sus viñetas con el seudónimo Picheta y fue una figura capital en el desarrollo de la sátira en México. Mientras viajaba por Europa en los últimos años de su adolescencia, se familiarizó con los grabados satíricos de artistas como Honoré Daumier y Gustave Doré. Tras regresar a Mérida en 1847, Picheta fundó Don Bullebulle , cuyo lema, «Periódico burlesco y de extravagancias redactado por una sociedad de bulliciosos», refleja su contenido y su tono.
Artwork Details
- Title: Title page for 'Don Bullebulle', satirical vignettes of different members from society
- Artist: Gabriel Vicente Gahona (Picheta) (Mexican, Mérida, Mexico 1828–1899 Mérida)
- Printer: Alfredo Zalce (Mexican, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán 1908–2003 Morelia)
- Date: 1847 (impression taken in 1944)
- Medium: Wood engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/8 × 5 1/4 in. (20.7 × 13.4 cm)
Image: 7 5/16 × 4 1/8 in. (18.5 × 10.5 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
- Object Number: 46.46.437
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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