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José Guadalupe Posada Artworks collected in Metmuseum

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José Guadalupe Posada Artworks collected in Metmuseum

José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to convey political and cultural critiques. Among his most enduring works is La Calavera Catrina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Guadalupe_Posada

Skeletons (calaveras) riding bicycles

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: Skeletons (calaveras) riding bicycles
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1930

The thundering skeleton of the modern bells

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: The thundering skeleton of the modern bells
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1946

Game of the Coyote

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: Game of the Coyote
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1946

A male skeleton walking behind a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead)

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: A male skeleton walking behind a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1930

Two male skeletons in suits dancing (vignette for the feast of the dead)

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: Two male skeletons in suits dancing (vignette for the feast of the dead)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1930

A male skeleton on his knees before a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead)

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: A male skeleton on his knees before a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead)
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1930

Mexican, 1851–1913 / The Met

   title: A broadsheet with a popular song  'La China' on the recto, on the verso the dance of 'Cuba Libre'
   department: Drawings and Prints
   accessionYear: 1946

Page from the 'Gaceta Callejera' relating to the continuation of anti-re-election riots

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Jost Amman (June 13, 1539 – March 17, 1591) was a Swiss-German artist, celebrated chiefly for his woodcuts, done mainly for book illustrations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jost_Amman Marcus Curtius    title: Marcus Curtius    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 2002 Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    title: Entry of Maximilian II into Nuremberg, June 7, 1570    department: Drawings and Prints    accessionYear: 1953 Triumph of Christian Faith    ti
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Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Winslow Homer (February 24, 1836 – September 29, 1910) was an American landscape painter and illustrator, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art. Largely self-taught, Homer began his career working as a commercial illustrator. He subsequently took up oil painting and produced major studio works characterized by the weight and density he exploited from the medium. He also worked extensively
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Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu Artworks collected in Metmuseum

Okumura Masanobu (Japanese: 奥村 政信; 1686 – 13 March 1764) was a Japanese print designer, book publisher, and painter. He also illustrated novelettes and in his early years wrote some fiction. At first his work adhered to the Torii school, but later drifted beyond that. He is a figure in the formative era of ukiyo-e doing early works on actors and bijin-ga ("pictures of beautiful women"). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okumura_Masanobu Yaoya O Shichi Standing, Holding a Love Letter and a Battledo
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