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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.527
People
José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican (Aguascalientes, Mexico 1852 - 1913 Mexico City, Mexico)
Title
Broadside: The Skeleton of the Simpletons
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Broadside sheet: La Calavera de los Peleles (yellow)
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1909
Culture
Mexican
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/336701

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on yellow wove paper
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 40.5 x 30 cm (15 15/16 x 11 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Printed l.r of image: Imp. de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Santa Teresa num 1-Mexico 1909
  • inscription: l.l of image etched: Posada

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Randy Raymond, California. Throckmorton, New York City. Harvard Art Museum

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation and Gift of Susan Morse Hilles, by exchange
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.527
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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