José Guadalupe Posada, born in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico, in early 1852, developed his skill as an artist into a career as the foremost political cartoonist of his era, regularly skewering the high and mighty of late 19th century Mexico with his engravings. His portrait (above), engraved by mid-20th-century engraver Leopoldo Méndez, is a classic. Posada’s … Continue reading Dancing with Death: José Guadalupe Posada and the History of the Catrina