[Posada, Jose Guadalupe]

El Jefe de la Policia de Morelia Jura Matar Catolicos... [caption title]

[Mexico City: ca. 1921]. Large broadside, approximately 23.5 x 15.75 inches. Printed in red and black. Previously folded. A couple of small chips at edges, short interior closed tears, and one dime-sized area of loss, slightly affecting text. Even tanning. Good plus. Item #5525

A scarce, and large, broadside news sheet published by the heirs of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo that prints news, rumors, and sensational stories during the latter stages of the Mexican Revolution. The elder Arroyo died in 1917, and his two sons, Antonio and Blas, inherited his publishing business, and they attempted to continue in the style of "popular press," as evidenced by the present work. This news sheet prints four headlines, two of which raise the specter of Bolshevik violence and influence in Mexico. The first article, following the headline, "El Jefe de la Policia de Morelia Jura Matar Catolicos" is a sensationalist piece reporting that in response to violence and persecution against Communists in Morelia, the chief of police there vowed during a funeral speech to kill two Catholics a day. The second article, under the headline, "Los Diputados Bolcheviques Consignados al Grad Jurado," discusses the indictment of two Bolshevik representatives in the federal legislature for their roles in the violent interruption of its proceedings. The final major article printed here concerns the arrest of a band of automobile thieves in Mexico City, which is illustrated by a Posada woodcut depicting a shootout between a car and several men on foot. The continued, posthumous reuse of Posada's woodcuts, even to illustrate wholly unrelated publications, demonstrates the enduring attraction of his images even ten years after his death. In all, a fascinating, late Revolution-era concatenation of the popular press, in the tradition of Arroyo and Posada.

Price: $1,250.00