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Brosseau Center for Learning: Living Skeletons: Celebrating Life and Death on Día de los Muertos

Brosseau Center for Learning: Living Skeletons: Celebrating Life and Death on Día de los Muertos

October 30, 2018–November 4, 2018

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

A selection of the Spencer's Dia de los Muertos figures.

Exhibition images

Works of art

Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub), José Guadalupe Posada — José Guadalupe Posada

Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub), mid 1800s–early 1900s

crank toy depicting a cock fight with skeletons and moving parts — José Guadalupe Posada

crank toy depicting a cock fight with skeletons and moving parts, 1985–1995

Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students] — José Guadalupe Posada

Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students], 1985–1995

Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home] — José Guadalupe Posada

Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home], 1985–1995

Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral] — José Guadalupe Posada

Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral], 1985–1995

grave with a skull — José Guadalupe Posada

grave with a skull, 1985–1995

bus with skeleton passengers — José Guadalupe Posada

bus with skeleton passengers, 1986–1996

miniature altar, Pablo Ayson — Pablo Ayson

miniature altar, 1996

candleholder with black spiders, Manuel Aguilar — Manuel Aguilar

candleholder with black spiders, 1986–1996

surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient — Manuel Aguilar

surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient, 1985–1995

scene of two skeletons playing soccer — Manuel Aguilar

scene of two skeletons playing soccer, 1981–1991

skeleton using a typewriter — Manuel Aguilar

skeleton using a typewriter, 1985–1995

skeleton kneeling at a grave — Manuel Aguilar

skeleton kneeling at a grave, 1985–1995

miniature offering table — Manuel Aguilar

miniature offering table, 1985–1995

standing female skeleton — Manuel Aguilar

standing female skeleton, 1986–1996

standing female skeleton — Manuel Aguilar

standing female skeleton, 1986–1996

bride and groom skeletons — Manuel Aguilar

bride and groom skeletons, 1985–1995

standing female skeleton with cigarette — Manuel Aguilar

standing female skeleton with cigarette, 1986–1996

standing skeleton figure — Manuel Aguilar

standing skeleton figure, 1988–1998

scene with five skeletons and a turtle, Apolonia Romaldo Martinez — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

scene with five skeletons and a turtle, 1998

ferris wheel crank toy — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

ferris wheel crank toy, 1986–1996

table with bottles — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

table with bottles, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

table with cards and coins — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

table with cards and coins, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton and chair — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton and chair, 1985–1995

skeleton with cymbals — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton with cymbals, 1985–1995

skeleton with trumpet — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton with trumpet, 1985–1995

skeleton with instrument — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton with instrument, 1985–1995

skeleton with sousaphone — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton with sousaphone, 1985–1995

skeleton with bass drum — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

skeleton with bass drum, 1985–1995

bartender skeleton — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

bartender skeleton, 1985–1995

ceramic bar backdrop — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

ceramic bar backdrop, 1985–1995

bar — Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

bar, 1985–1995