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José Guadalupe Posada, "All Hallow's Eve" (crop), published 1947, woodcut. Gift of Jack Lord.

Dates

September 08, 2021-February 27, 2022

Location

Zimmerli Art Museum

71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901

Information

Admission at the Zimmerli is FREE to everyone. Tickets are not required for exhibitions.

Microcosm of Mexico: 100 Original Woodcuts by José Guadalupe Posada

One of Mexico's most famous printmakers, José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) produced thousands of illustrations that combined indigenous folk-art traditions with satirical commentary on social and political issues. In 1947, a selection of one hundred vignettes from his broadsides was published posthumously in the United States as part of a growing interest in his work in America. Ranging from caricatures of the elite and working classes, figures of women, and calaveras (skulls associated with the Day of the Dead), each image is accompanied by a short verse. These small woodcuts (approx. 2 x 3 inches) demonstrate the artist's remarkable ability to convey emotion in a miniature format and offer a microcosm of Posada's Mexico.

Organized by Nicole Simpson, Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings

This exhibition is supported in part by PNC.

Exhibition Preview

One of Mexico's most famous printmakers, José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) produced thousands of illustrations that combined indigenous folk-art traditions with satirical commentary on social and political issues. These small woodcuts (approx. 2x3 inches) demonstrate the artist's remarkable ability to convey emotion in a miniature format and offer a microcosm of Posada's Mexico.

José Guadalupe Posada, Calavera of the Priest, published 1947, woodcut on paper. Gift of Jack Lord. 

José Guadalupe Posada, All Hallow's Eve, published 1947, woodcut on paper. Gift of Jack Lord. 

José Guadalupe Posada, The Frivolous Frog, published 1947, woodcut on paper. Gift of Jack Lord.  

José Guadalupe Posada, Monopolist, published 1947, woodcut on paper. Gift of Jack Lord. 

José Guadalupe Posada, Advice to a Young Lady, published 1947, woodcut on paper. Gift of Jack Lord.