28 March 2003
£14.49
BC Paperback
11x278 mm
9780486228549
9780486228549
156 pages
Dover Publications Inc
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Dover Fine Art, History of Art
Posada's Popular Mexican Prints
by
José Posada
Nearly 275 19th-century woodcuts by Mexico's most illustrious graphic artist. Created for publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo in Mexico City, the images commemorate all sorts of occasions, from disasters to political events, glorify popular heroes such as Zapata, and showcase Posada's famous calaveras, the lively skeletons of The Day of the Dead.
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