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Unusual Occurrence! An Evil Spirit in the Form of a Beautiful Woman

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Description: Unusual Occurrence! An Evil Spirit in the Form of a Beautiful Woman
TitleUnusual Occurrence! An Evil Spirit in the Form of a Beautiful Woman
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1910
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions11 13/16 x 15 11/16 in. (39.7 x 30.3 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
Accession number1943.1337
SubjectsMexico--In artPopular culture in art
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Diane Miliotes
Description: José Guadalupe Posada and the Mexican Broadside
José Guadalupe Posada and the Mexican Broadside
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Author
Diane Miliotes
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 2006 The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.24-40
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00072.003
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-16571&redirecttoanchor=23144

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Description: The American Mosquito
The American Mosquito
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (29.8 x 20.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52144
Accession number1944.982
The American Mosquito
The American Mosquito
Description: The Bicycle
The Bicycle
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1895
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions11 7.8 x 7 15/16 in. (30.1 x 20.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52220
Accession number1944.1007
The Bicycle
The Bicycle
Description: Very Interesting News
Very Interesting News
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1910
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions11 13/16 x 7 7/8 in. (30.0 x 20.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52185
Accession number1944.996
Very Interesting News
Very Interesting News
Description: Piles of Calaveras at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in This Entire...
Piles of Calaveras at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in This Entire Capital
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1903
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 15/16 x 11 13/16 in. (40.3 x 30.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52007
Accession number1944.916
Piles of Calaveras at a Fraction of the...
Piles of Calaveras at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in This Entire Capital
Description: March Dedicated to the Great General C. Porfirio Díaz
March Dedicated to the Great General C. Porfirio Díaz
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1888–1910
Object typePrint
MaterialsDíaz's portrait at right: photo-relief etching (drawing style) with traces of engraving; left: relief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions7 15/16 x 11 3/4 in. (20.1 x 39.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52312
Accession number1944.1041
March Dedicated to the Great General C....
March Dedicated to the Great General C. Porfirio Díaz
Description: Calavera of the Pilgrims That Have Died Walking the Streets and Are Now at Rest
Calavera of the Pilgrims That Have Died Walking the Streets and Are Now at Rest
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (40.15 x 29.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52036
Accession number1944.938
Calavera of the Pilgrims That Have Died...
Calavera of the Pilgrims That Have Died Walking the Streets and Are Now at Rest
Description: The Miraculous Image of Our Savior
The Miraculous Image of Our Savior
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1903
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief impression from stereotyped plate or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 5/8 x 11 15/16 in. (39.7 x 30.3 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52023
Accession number1944.925
The Miraculous Image of Our Savior
The Miraculous Image of Our Savior
Description: Strange and Unheard of Event! A Pig with the Face of a Man, Eyes of a Fish, and a...
Strange and Unheard of Event! A Pig with the Face of a Man, Eyes of a Fish, and a Horn on His Forehead!
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1900
Object typePrint
MaterialsPhoto-relief etching (drawing style)
Dimensions11 3/4 x 7 7/8 in. (29.9 x 20.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52171
Accession number1944.991
Strange and Unheard of Event! A Pig with...
Strange and Unheard of Event! A Pig with the Face of a Man, Eyes of a Fish, and a Horn on His Forehead!
Description: Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never Before Seen in Guanajuato!
Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never Before Seen in Guanajuato!
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1905
Object typePrint
MaterialsPhoto-relief etching (drawing style) with traces of engraving
Dimensions15 9/16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.4 x 30.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52013
Accession number1944.919
Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never...
Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never Before Seen in Guanajuato!
Description: Here is the Calavera of the Popular Publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo
Here is the Calavera of the Popular Publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1907
Object typePrint
MaterialsPhoto-relief etching (drawing style)
Dimensions15 3/4 x 11 15/16 in. (40.0 x 30.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52046
Accession number1944.944
Here is the Calavera of the Popular...
Here is the Calavera of the Popular Publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo
Description: Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow Fever in Veracruz
Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow Fever in Veracruz
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1892
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 3/4 x 11 7/8 in. (39.9 x 30.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52031
Accession number1944.933
Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow...
Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow Fever in Veracruz
Description: Details of the Latest Execution
Details of the Latest Execution
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 3/16 x 11 5/8 in. (30.1 x 39.9 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52028
Accession number1944.930
Details of the Latest Execution
Details of the Latest Execution
Description: This is Don Quijote's, the First, the Matchless, the Giant Calavera
This is Don Quijote's, the First, the Matchless, the Giant Calavera
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe;Manilla, Manuel
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions23 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. (60.0 x 40.4 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52343
Accession number1944.1052
This is Don Quijote's, the First, the...
This is Don Quijote's, the First, the Matchless, the Giant Calavera
Description: Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of Belén Prison
Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of Belén Prison
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1891
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 13/16 x 11 13/16 in. (39.8 x 30.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52004
Accession number1944.915
Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of...
Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of Belén Prison
Description: Terrible and True Event!
Terrible and True Event!
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1910
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions11 3/4 x 15 7/8 in. (29.8 x 40.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/11052
Accession number1959.526
Terrible and True Event!
Terrible and True Event!
Description: Great Triumphal March
Great Triumphal March
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1911
Object typePrint
MaterialsPhoto-relief etching (drawing style)
Dimensions11 3/4 x 8 1/8 in. (29.8x 20.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52229
Accession number1944.1011
Great Triumphal March
Great Triumphal March
Description: Grand Dance and Wild Party of All the Calaveras
Grand Dance and Wild Party of All the Calaveras
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (40.3 x 30.1 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/49554
Accession number1943.1339
Grand Dance and Wild Party of All the...
Grand Dance and Wild Party of All the Calaveras
Description: Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1899
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions23 11/16 x 15 3/4 in. (60.2 x 40.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
Accession number1944.105
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Description: Street Gazette: Grand Inauguration of the New Hippodrome Situated on the Heights of...
Street Gazette: Grand Inauguration of the New Hippodrome Situated on the Heights of Mexico City
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 09
Creator namePosada, José Guadalupe
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1893
Object typePrint
MaterialsRelief engraving or photo-relief etching (engraving style)
Dimensions15 15/16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.5 x 30.0 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/52254
Accession number1944.1019
Street Gazette: Grand Inauguration of...
Street Gazette: Grand Inauguration of the New Hippodrome Situated on the Heights of Mexico City

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