Calavera de la Catrina - Paper Mache Tabletop Head
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Calavera de la Catrina - Paper Mache Tabletop Head
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This is an alternative version of Jose Guadalupe Posada's "Catrina". Individually hand-made. Each one is different. They sit on a tabletop and measure small: 9" high, medium: 14" high and large: 19" high. More details... |
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José Guadalupe Posada was a Mexican engraver, illustrator and artist whose work has influenced many Latin American artists and cartoonists due to its satirical acuteness and political engagement. One is his well know works is known as La Calavera Catrina. La Calavera Catrina is a 1913 zinc etching that has become a staple of Mexican imagery, and often is incorporated into artistic manifestations of the Day of the Dead in November, such as altars and calavera costumes. The etching was part of Posada’s series of calaveras, which were humorous images of contemporary figures depicted as skeletons, which often were accompanied by a poem. The word catrina is the feminine form of the word catrín, which means "elegant". The figure, depicted in an ornate hat fashionable at the time, is intended to show that the rich and fashionable, despite their pretensions to importance, are just as susceptible to death as anyone else is. While La Catrina was a popular print in Posada's day, it soon faded. It was revived by French artist and art historian Jean Charlot shortly after the Mexican Revolution in the 1920s. La Catrina soon gained iconic status as a symbol of uniquely Mexican art and was reproduced en masse. The image was incorporated into Diego Rivera's mural Dream of a Sunday in Alameda Park, which also includes images of his wife Frida Kahlo, Posada, and a self-portrait of Rivera. In addition to its use as a holiday symbol for the Day of the Dead, the image also has been reinterpreted in numerous forms, including sculpture.
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