A black-and-white printed leaflet with Spanish text below an illustration of a uniformed firing squad shooting rifles at a single man.

El fusilamiento de Dionisio Silverio en Metepec, el día 8 de septiembre de 1903

José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913)

Date

1903
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Type-metal engraving
Contributors

Printed by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Dimensions

11 7/8 x 8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
c.l. to c.r.: EL FUSILAMIENTO \ DE DIONISIO SILVERIO \ En Metepec, el dia 8 de Septiembre de 1903.
Verso:
c.l. to c.r.: Lamentos Tristisimos del Reo Dionisio Silverio \ EN LA CAPILLA.
l.l.. to l.r.: Siglo XX año de 1903 - México. - Imp de A Vanegas Arroyo 5a de Lecumberri 2597
Collection Name

José Guadalupe Posada Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1978.98
Copyright

Public domain

¡Hombre! Prints by José Guadalupe Posada

October 19, 2013–April 6, 2014

This exhibition, commemorating the centennial of the death of well-known Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, presents a variety of his depictions of male figures; outlaws, fugitives, demons, lovers, politicians, and matadors all can be found in his unique style.

Location: Off view

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