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The Ballad of the Snail (Corrido: El Caracol) by José Guadalupe Posada — VisualArtsDB

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The Ballad of the Snail (Corrido: El Caracol)

José Guadalupe Posada

Medium: Relief etching
Dimensions: composition: 3 9/16 x 5" (9 x 12.7cm); sheet: 3 11/16 x 5 3/16" (9.4 x 13.1cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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