José Guadalupe Posada Print Collection ➔ Fusilamento y los Siete Fusilados de Toluca (The Execution and the Seven Executions of Toluca)
Artwork
Medium:
Restrike Print
Date:
2004
Dimensions:
Artworks -
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Description:
The title, "Fusilamento y Los Siete Fusiliados de Toluca" means "The Execution and the Seven Executions of Toluca". There are two images, both in black and white and borderless. The top image is of a firing squad from afar, we don't get to see the victims up close other than a pile of smoke and two bodies. There is a large crowd behind the firing squad watching. The bottom image is of a man on a platform being choked, as he's tied to a post by his neck. There is a priest watching with a gleeful look on his face. There is a crowd of men below the platform watching.
Getty Art and Architecture Thesaurus Term:
LatinX