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The Big Dance, The Reservists by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

The Big Dance, The Reservists

The Big Dance, The Reservists

José Guadalupe Posada

1871–1913

Medium: Double-sided relief engraving on zinc [recto] and typemetal [verso] on paper
Dimensions: 20 × 30.2 cm (7 7/8 × 11 15/16 in.)
Genre: woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingwoodcutpaper (fiber product)

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Gran fandango y francachela de todas las calaveras (Grand Dance and Wild Party of All the Calaveras)

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¡Ilusiones fantásticas! (Fantastic Illusions!)

¡Ilusiones fantásticas! (Fantastic Illusions!)

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The Tap Dance

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Mexican Clown, no 6

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Very Terrible Example!

Very Terrible Example!

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Corrido del diestro Banderillero Antonio Soriano (a) Maera Chico (Ballad of the Skilled Bullfighter Antonio Soriano, also known as Maera Chico)

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José Guadalupe Posada, 1871

The Bicycle

The Bicycle

José Guadalupe Posada, 1890

The Tourist Calavera

The Tourist Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada, 1871

Calaveras in Abundance at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in this whole capital

Calaveras in Abundance at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in this whole capital

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Terrible Crime Never Before Seen! Woman worse than the wild beasts!! A little girl with clothing sewn to her body

Terrible Crime Never Before Seen! Woman worse than the wild beasts!! A little girl with clothing sewn to her body

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902