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Calaveras of the Masses, no.1 by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

Calaveras of the Masses, no.1

Calaveras of the Masses, no.1

José Guadalupe Posada

1910

Medium: Photo relief etching on wove paper
Dimensions: 39.7 × 29.5 cm (15 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.)
Genre: lithograph
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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printprints and drawingpaper (fiber product)lithograph

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