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Posada's Broadsheets
Patrick Frank
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Description for Posada's Broadsheets
Paperback. Jose Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican graphic artist, lived during one of Mexico's most chaotic times. The graphic illustrations he produced for the 'broadsheets', the tabloids of the day, distributed on the streets of Mexico City became icons of Revolutionary Mexico, portraying murder, suicides, robberies, and disasters endured by the citizens. Num Pages: 272 pages, 99 line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JH; 3JJ; ACX; AGB; AKL; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 590.
Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), a Mexican graphic artist, lived during one of Mexico's most chaotic times. The graphic illustrations he produced for the 'broadsheets', the tabloids of the day, distributed on the streets of Mexico City became icons of Revolutionary Mexico, portraying murder, suicides, robberies, and disasters endured by the citizens, especially the Mestizo, of Mexico City.
Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), a Mexican graphic artist, lived during one of Mexico's most chaotic times. The graphic illustrations he produced for the 'broadsheets', the tabloids of the day, distributed on the streets of Mexico City became icons of Revolutionary Mexico, portraying murder, suicides, robberies, and disasters endured by the citizens, especially the Mestizo, of Mexico City.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826319043
SKU
V9780826319043
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About Patrick Frank
Patrick Frank is an adjunct faculty member in the visual and public art department at California State University, Monterey Bay. He is also author of Los Artistas del Pueblo: Prints and Workers' Culture in Buenos Aires (UNMP). His recent scholarly work has focused on Latin American graphic arts.
Reviews for Posada's Broadsheets
In this well-written and handsomely illustrated book, art historian Patrick Frank examines the European (i.e. French and Spanish) and Mexican influences on Posada's art as well as the many stories that served as the sources for his illustrations.-The Historian ""Posada's broadsheets detail many stories that were front-page news at the time and include a variety of colorful characters, among them ... Read more