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

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José Guadalupe Posada, Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub)
José Guadalupe Posada, Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub)
José Guadalupe Posada
Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub)
mid 1800s–early 1900s
Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub), mid 1800s–early 1900s
Where object was made: Mexico
Material/technique: relief engraving on type-metal
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 151 x 230 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 215 x 338 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 5 15/16 x 9 1/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 8 7/16 x 13 5/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 x 19 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Lucy Shaw Schultz Fund
Accession number: 1992.0163
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Corpus," Apr-2012, Kris Ercums Posada’s mass-produced broadsheets helped popularize the calavera, or skull, that is now associated with Day of the Dead festivities. By indiscriminately representing all social types in this broadsheet as calaveras, Posada satirizes the vanity of modern life. Exhibition Label: “Selecciones: Mexican Art from the Collection,” Nov-2005, Kate Meyer Posada’s mass-produced broadsheets were sold on street corners for cents apiece. Works such as Skeletons in a Hubbub helped popularize the calavera, or skeleton, that is now associated with Day of the Dead festivities. By indiscriminately representing all social types in this broadsheet as calaveras, Posada satirizes the vanity of modern life.