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FRAME|WORK: Calavera de Don Folias y el Negrito by Jose Guadalupe Posada

Posted by Sarah Bailey Hogarty on November 2, 2011

FRAME|WORK is a weekly blog series that highlights an artwork in the Museums' permanent collections. Today we honor the culture of Día de los Muertos with a print from master Mexican graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada. This artwork is currently not on display, so we hope you enjoy this exclusive virtiual viewing.

José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852–1913). Calavera de Don Folias y el Negrito (Calavera of the Lord of the Follies and the Black Man), 1930. Relief etching on zinc. Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts. 1963.30.15708

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