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La Catrina

José Guadalupe Posada1910/1913

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino

Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino
Washington, DC, United States

La Calavera Catrina ('Dapper Skeleton', 'Elegant Skull') is a 1910–1913 zinc etching by famous Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada. The image depicts a female skeleton dressed only in a hat befitting the upper class outfit of a European of her time. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Calavera_Catrina

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Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Latino

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