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Calavera Maderista

José Guadalupe Posada

Artwork Details

Calavera Maderista
circa 1910
José Guadalupe Posada
etching on paper
16 x 8 in. (40.64 x 20.32 cm);11 13/16 x 5 3/16 in. (30 x 13.18 cm);19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Museum Purchase
1949/1.180

Description

Subject Matter:

This print represents the skeleton of a drunken peon wearing a sombrero, serape, and sandals, holding a bottle of Aguardiente de Parras—a reference to Madero's family's maguey plantation and distillery operation. The distinctive mustache and beard further identify the calavera as Francisco Madero, president of Mexico (1911-1913). 

Physical Description:

A figure of a skeleton wearing a hat, scarf, pants and sandals walking towards the left side of the image. He has a mustache and carries a bottle.

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