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A Humorous Calavera

A work made of double-sided relief engraving on zinc and typemetal on paper.
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  • A work made of double-sided relief engraving on zinc and typemetal on paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

José Guadalupe Posada
Mexican, 1852-1913

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Title

A Humorous Calavera

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality:)

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1871–1913

Medium

Double-sided relief engraving on zinc and typemetal on paper

Dimensions

40.2 × 29.8 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1944.924

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