José Guadalupe Posada
Subtitle: la línea que definió el arte mexicano
By: Santiago Pérez Garci, coordinación general del proyecto ; textos, Agustín Sánchez González, Mercurio López Casillas, Alejandro Alvarado, Helia Bonilla, textos
Contributors: Bonilla Reyna, Helia Emma, writer of supplementary textual content; Museo Nacional de la Estampa (Mexico City, Mexico)
Edition: Primera edición.
Series: Museos y galerías; Museos y galerías
Publisher: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes; Museo Nacional de la Estampa
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Ciudad de México
Language: spa
Number of pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9786076055694
Subjects: Mexican Engraving; Broadsides; History
Other titles: Línea que definió el arte mexicano
Description: Commemorative edition honoring the 100th death anniversary of graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada (b. Mexico 1851-1913). This volume examines different lines of research that, over Posada and his work, have been developed in recent years from different perspectives, The texts allow simultaneously to explore his biography and to contextualize the aesthetic value and engraving techniques of his graphic production, highlight his religious iconography, the political caricature of the 19th century and the influece of outstanding European artists like Mariano Fortunay and Francisco de Goya.
Notes: At head of title: Museo Nacional de la Estampa.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Influencias estéticas en la obra de Posada / Agustin Sánchez González; title: Uso y reutilización de las matrices de Posada / Mercurio López Casillas; title: José Guadalupe Posada. Icono del arte mexicano / Alejandro Alvarado; title: Posada. Recursos y estretegias de un grabador-Ilustrados / Helia Bonilla; title: Cronología José Guadalupe Posada / Agustín Sánchez González.