The noted Mexican artist Posada, during a very creative life, devoted his energies to producing works of satire of contemporary figures, especially politicians, and translating legendary figures into a world of skeletons and skulls. Posada's drawings paralleled the revolutionary awakening that would transform Mexican art as well as its politics. Additional original works and even printing plates of Posada are found in the Library's Prints and Photographs Division. Posada's calavera of Don Quixote is one of his best prints, displaying prodigious movement. The work clearly shows that even noted literary works were not spared the pen of the Mexican artist.
