Clinical Infectious Diseases
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On the cover: Calavera of the Morbid Cholera, etching on paper, 1910, by José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican,1852–1913). Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. USA. Public Domain. Calaveras (Spanish for skulls), have been produced in Mexico as a form of satirical art for over a hundred years, having been popularized in this use by celebrated Mexican printmakers Manuel Manilla (1830–1895) and especially José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913). Produced by the Mexico City printshop belonging to Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, this was one of many penny broadsides, to announce sensational current events, and to satirize political figures. Often there was a printed, rhymed corrido, or ballad, accompanying the illustration, as there is on the lower portion (not shown) of this sheet. The center of the print shows a man representing the disease cholera, with the body of a snake, his arms outstretched, surrounded by flying insects. The skulls that surround him are depicted with worldly possessions, such as a diamond ring, a saddle, a hat and scales belonging to a judge, etc. All these illustrate the idea that Death kills everybody, regardless of status in society. During the nineteenth century, there had been several memorably large cholera epidemics in Mexico; during the early 20th century, cholera continued to be a scourge, although with smaller outbreaks. (Mary & Michael Grizzard, Cover Art Editors) i News
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