José Guadalupe Posada
Revoltijo de calaveras de muchachos papeleros (Jumble of Skeletons of Newspaper Boys)

Revoltijo de calaveras de muchachos papeleros (Jumble of Skeletons of Newspaper Boys)

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Revoltijo de calaveras de muchachos papeleros (Jumble of Skeletons of Newspaper Boys)
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Revoltijo de calaveras de muchachos papeleros (Jumble of Skeletons of Newspaper Boys)
  • from the portfolio Monografía: Las obras de José Guadalupe Posada, grabador mexicano
Date1903, printed 1930
PlaceMexico
MediumPhoto-relief etching with engraving
DimensionsPlate: 5 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (14.9 × 22.7 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 12 9/16 in. (23.2 × 31.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank Ribelin
Object number2007.74
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Calaveras Mexicanas:The Art and Influence of José Guadalupe Posada," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 13 - December 15, 2013.

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Photo relief etching with engraving
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Photo-relief etching with engraving
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