José Guadalupe Posada
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José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar was a Mexican political printmaker who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists beca
JOSÉ GUADALUPE POSADA
Calavera oaxaqueña, 1903, one of his many broadsheets.
Posada's La Calavera Catrina.
Reproduction of the restored Gran calavera eléctrica (Grand electric skull), by Posada 1900–1913
Calavera
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A calavera, in the context of the Day of the Dead, is a representation of a human skull or skeleton. The term is often applied to edible or decorative skulls made from either sugar or clay, used in th
José Guadalupe Posada
…His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists because of its satirical acuteness and social engagement. He used skulls, calaveras, and bones to show political and cultural critiques. Among his most enduring works is La Calavera Catrina. Posada was born in Aguascalientes on 2…
A sugar skull, a common gift for children and decoration for the Day of the Dead.
Sugar skulls before decoration.
Sugar skulls offered for sale in Mexico.
Large sugar skull offered for sale in Mexico.