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Manuel Manilla

Manuel Manilla

Mexican, 1830⚠

WA-00028322

Printmaking

Representation

None documented

1

Institutional Exhibitions

41

Works in Collection

45

Assets Indexed

3

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0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Mexican Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

Field Verification (3 fields)

2 cross-verified · 1 single-source

BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
NationalityArtsy· 85%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/3726
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Manuel Manilla was a Mexican printmaker and illustrator active in the late 19th century, known for woodcut and engraving work that documented popular Mexican culture and social life. Working primarily in the 1880s and 1890s, he created satirical and documentary imagery that circulated through broadsides and periodicals in Mexico City. His prints captured scenes of daily life, religious processions, and political commentary with direct formal clarity and sharp observational detail. Manilla died in 1900 at age 27.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (41)

The Bullfight

1924 · Relief print on paper

39.9 × 29.5 cm (15 3/4 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Calavera General of the Pantheon

The Calavera General of the Pantheon

1913 · Photo-relief etching on tan wove paper

40.4 × 29.4 cm (15 15/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Ungrateful

1911 · Relief print on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Madam, Your Little Rabbit No Longer Likes Grass, He Only Wants Chocolate, What a Clever Animal

Madam, Your Little Rabbit No Longer Likes Grass, He Only Wants Chocolate, What a Clever Animal

1911 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on wove paper

30 × 40.6 cm (11 13/16 × 16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera of the Penitentiary

Calavera of the Penitentiary

1910 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on yellow wove paper, discolored

40.4 × 29.3 cm (15 15/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Boyfriend of 1,000 Women

The Boyfriend of 1,000 Women

1908 · Relief print on paper

30.2 × 20.3 cm (11 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dispute of the Mother-in-law with her Son-in-law

Dispute of the Mother-in-law with her Son-in-law

1907 · Relief print on paper

30 × 20.4 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

New Verses for the Lovelorn

New Verses for the Lovelorn

1906 · Photo relief etching on green wove paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Electric Light Arrives

Electric Light Arrives

1900 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on green wove paper

20.7 × 30 cm (8 3/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Horrible Calavera of the Flooding of Guanajuato

The Horrible Calavera of the Flooding of Guanajuato

1900 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

40.4 × 29.8 cm (15 15/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Tapatian Calavera (Calavera Tapatia)

1890 · Double-sided broadside with relief engraving and letterpress

composition: 14 1/8 x 10 13/16" (35.9 x 27.5 cm); sheet: 15 3/4 x 11 3/4" (40 x 29.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Glorious Success of Ponciano Díaz and His Brave Charros in the Bull Rings of Madrid

Glorious Success of Ponciano Díaz and His Brave Charros in the Bull Rings of Madrid

1889 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on wove paper

39.3 × 29.9 cm (15 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1878 · Relief engraving in type metal, printed in black

Plate 2 15/16 x 2 3/4" (7.5 x 7.0 cm)Sheet 8 9/16 x 9 1/4" (21.7 x 23.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Circus Game

1873 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on tan wove paper

Image: 26.2 × 35 cm (10 3/8 × 13 13/16 in.); Sheet: 29.4 × 39.9 cm (11 5/8 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sunday Calaveras

Sunday Calaveras

1873 · Relief engraving or photo relief etching on red wove paper

40.4 × 29.3 cm (15 15/16 × 11 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sad and Lamentable Cry of a Poor Little Orphan

Sad and Lamentable Cry of a Poor Little Orphan

1850 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

Art Institute of Chicago

Mountain Man

1850 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

30.3 × 20.2 cm (11 15/16 × 8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flood of Calaveras!

Flood of Calaveras!

1850 · Photo relief etching on yellow wove paper, discolored

40.2 × 30 cm (15 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Calm Evening

The Calm Evening

1850 · Double-sided relief engraving on typemetal on paper

20.7 × 30 cm (8 3/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera Tapatia

Calavera Tapatia

1850 · Double-sided relief print on paper

40.1 × 30.2 cm (15 13/16 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

I Am Don Juan Tenorio

I Am Don Juan Tenorio

1850 · Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

40.3 × 29.9 cm (15 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera Tapatia

Calavera Tapatia

1850 · Double-sided relief print on paper

40.3 × 30.1 cm (15 7/8 × 11 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

El cancionero popular, hoja num. 19 (The Popular Songbook, Sheet No. 19)

El cancionero popular, hoja num. 19 (The Popular Songbook, Sheet No. 19)

1850 · Relief print on paper

29.9 × 40 cm (11 13/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La perra brava (The Fierce Dog)

La perra brava (The Fierce Dog)

1850 · Photo relief etching with relief engraving on tan wove paper

30.4 × 40 cm (12 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (2)

41 published of 43 catalogued · 39 with image

Art Institute Chicago
39 published39 img
MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued

Record

Images

Calavera Tapatia (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Calavera Tapatia (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

2

Collections2

Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition Mexican Art

New York · 1978