The Thundering Calavera of the Modern Bells

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Title

The Thundering Calavera of the Modern Bells

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality:)

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Published 1905

Medium

Photo relief etching on yellow wove paper

Dimensions

Image recto: 35.8 × 26.2 cm (14 1/8 × 10 3/8 in.); Image verso: 35.8 × 25.8 cm (14 1/8 × 10 3/16 in.); Sheet: 40 × 30.5 cm (15 3/4 × 12 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1944.918

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