Song
Beneath a tiny, energetic sketch of a figure conducting or singing from behind a box, a Spanish poem declares that 'pain is also sung, when one cannot cry.' This page, numbered 38, comes from the work of José Guadalupe Posada, the prolific Mexican printmaker famous for his satirical skeletons and illustrations of daily life. While best known for his calaveras, Posada produced thousands of images for cheap broadsides and chapbooks, capturing the struggles and joys of the common people with a gritty realism. The stark contrast of the black figure against the yellow block highlights the solitary act of singing as a shield against sorrow.
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