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Calaveras of the Masses, no.1

A work made of photo relief etching on wove paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of photo relief etching on wove paper.

Date:

1910

Artist:

José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican, 1852-1913

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Title

Calaveras of the Masses, no.1

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality:)

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Printed 1910

Medium

Photo relief etching on wove paper

Dimensions

39.7 × 29.5 cm (15 11/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1943.1340

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