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El gran comelitón de calaveras
Object Details
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Date
ca. 1890-1913
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Zinc etching and type-metal engraving
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Contributors
Printed by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
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Dimensions
Image: 14 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.
Sheet: 15 15/16 x 11 7/8 in. -
Inscriptions
Recto:
u.l.: [vertical] EL GRAN
u.c.: COMELITON DE
u.r.: CALAVERAS
Verso:
Calavera Pachuqueña
l.c.: MÉXICO. - IMPRENLA DE DE ANTONIO VANEGAS ARROYO, CALLE DE SANTA TERESA NÚM. 1.
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Collection Name
José Guadalupe Posada Collection
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
1978.102
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Copyright
Public domain
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¡Hombre! Prints by José Guadalupe PosadaOctober 19, 2013–April 6, 2014
This exhibition, commemorating the centennial of the death of well-known Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, presents a variety of his depictions of male figures; outlaws, fugitives, demons, lovers, politicians, and matadors all can be found in his unique style.
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An Expanding Vision: Six Decades of Works on PaperApril 22–August 22, 2021
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Carter, this exhibition revisits key moments in the Carter’s history of collecting works on paper, highlighting the museum’s path to becoming one of the finest collections of American art in the country.
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Location: Off view
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