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

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

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
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

José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913), Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub)
José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913), Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub)
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
crank toy depicting a cock fight with skeletons and moving parts
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]
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]
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]
Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home]
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]
Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral]
Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral]
1985–1995
grave with a skull
grave with a skull
grave with a skull
1985–1995
bus with skeleton passengers
bus with skeleton passengers
bus with skeleton passengers
1986–1996
Pablo Ayson, miniature altar
Pablo Ayson, miniature altar
Pablo Ayson
miniature altar
1996
Manuel Aguilar, candleholder with black spiders
Manuel Aguilar, candleholder with black spiders
Manuel Aguilar
candleholder with black spiders
1986–1996
surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient
surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient
surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient
1985–1995
scene of two skeletons playing soccer
scene of two skeletons playing soccer
scene of two skeletons playing soccer
1981–1991
skeleton using a typewriter
skeleton using a typewriter
skeleton using a typewriter
1985–1995
skeleton kneeling at a grave
skeleton kneeling at a grave
skeleton kneeling at a grave
1985–1995
miniature offering table
miniature offering table
miniature offering table
1985–1995
standing female skeleton
standing female skeleton
standing female skeleton
1986–1996
standing female skeleton
standing female skeleton
standing female skeleton
1986–1996
bride and groom skeletons
bride and groom skeletons
bride and groom skeletons
1985–1995
standing female skeleton with cigarette
standing female skeleton with cigarette
standing female skeleton with cigarette
1986–1996
standing skeleton figure
standing skeleton figure
standing skeleton figure
1988–1998
Apolonia Romaldo Martinez, scene with five skeletons and a turtle
Apolonia Romaldo Martinez, scene with five skeletons and a turtle
Apolonia Romaldo Martinez
scene with five skeletons and a turtle
1998
ferris wheel crank toy
ferris wheel crank toy
ferris wheel crank toy
1986–1996
table with bottles
table with bottles
table with bottles
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
table with cards and coins
table with cards and coins
table with cards and coins
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
skeleton and chair
1985–1995
skeleton with cymbals
skeleton with cymbals
skeleton with cymbals
1985–1995
skeleton with trumpet
skeleton with trumpet
skeleton with trumpet
1985–1995
skeleton with instrument
skeleton with instrument
skeleton with instrument
1985–1995
skeleton with sousaphone
skeleton with sousaphone
skeleton with sousaphone
1985–1995
skeleton with bass drum
skeleton with bass drum
skeleton with bass drum
1985–1995
bartender skeleton
bartender skeleton
bartender skeleton
1985–1995
ceramic bar backdrop
ceramic bar backdrop
ceramic bar backdrop
1985–1995
bar
bar
bar
1985–1995