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The Horrible Calavera of the Flooding of Guanajuato

A work made of relief engraving on typemetal on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of relief engraving on typemetal on paper.

Date:

1900/10

Artist:

Manuel Manilla (Mexican, 1830-c.1900)
José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Manuel Manilla

Title

The Horrible Calavera of the Flooding of Guanajuato

Place

Mexico (Artist's nationality:)

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1900–1910

Medium

Relief engraving on typemetal on paper

Dimensions

40.4 × 29.8 cm (15 15/16 × 11 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1944.1024

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