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Horrible News! by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

Horrible News!

Horrible News!

José Guadalupe Posada

1871–1913

Medium: Relief etching on paper
Dimensions: 29.9 × 20.2 cm (11 13/16 × 8 in.)
Genre: relief etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)relief etching

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Unas lindas mañanitas a las muchachas bonitas (A Lovely Serenade for the Pretty Ladies)

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In Honor of the Lord of Wonders

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Moral Lesson and Most Certain Event

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Horrible Murder!

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Long Live the Glorious 16th of September! Honor and Glory to the Priest from Dolores Don Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, Initiator of our Independence. Long Live the Mexican Army!

Long Live the Glorious 16th of September! Honor and Glory to the Priest from Dolores Don Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, Initiator of our Independence. Long Live the Mexican Army!

José Guadalupe Posada, 1894

Triumphant Cuba

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Here is the Calavera, Gentlemen, of all the Little Do-Gooders

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Little Rosen, the Lions, and the Toad. A Tale

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The Mausoleum of All the Calaveras That Are Found in a Heap

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