'Las Obras de Jose Guadalupe Posada. Grabador Mexicano' (Mexico City, 1930)

1930

Not on view

Reproductions of 406 engravings by Posada with Foreward by Frances Toor and Introduction by Rivera, selected by O'Higgins and Vanegas Arroyo. Other impressions of many of these prints can also be found in The Met's collection.

Artwork Details

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Title: 'Las Obras de Jose Guadalupe Posada. Grabador Mexicano' (Mexico City, 1930)
Artist: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)
Author: Diego Rivera (Mexican, Guanajuato 1886–1957 Mexico City)
Author: Frances Toor (American, 1890–1956)
Editor: Pablo Esteban O'Higgins (American, Salt Lake City, Utah 1904–1983 Mexico City)
Editor: Blas Vanegas Arroyo (Mexican)
Publisher: Mexican Folkways , Mexico
Date: 1930
Dimensions: 13 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (35 × 24 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931
Object Number: 31.91.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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