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Calavera of the Masses by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

Calavera of the Masses

Calavera of the Masses

José Guadalupe Posada

1915

Medium: Photo-relief etching on pink wove paper
Dimensions: Comp: 40.4 × 28.7 cm (15 15/16 × 11 5/16 in.)
Genre: relief etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printTextprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)relief etching

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