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Calaveras of the Cucaracha: A Party in the Afterlife by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

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Calaveras of the Cucaracha: A Party in the Afterlife

Calaveras of the Cucaracha: A Party in the Afterlife

Calaveras of the Cucaracha: A Party in the Afterlife

José Guadalupe Posada

1872–1913

Medium: Photo-relief etching on wove paper
Dimensions: 40.4 × 30.2 cm (15 15/16 × 11 15/16 in.)
Genre: Woodcut
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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