Calaveras Singing and Dancing, Relating to the Coquettish Waitress
- Title
- Calaveras Singing and Dancing, Relating to the Coquettish Waitress
- Rights
- The Metropolitan Art Museum, Public Domain.
- Creator
- Jose Guadalupe Posada (1851-1913)
- Date
- ca.1892
- Description
- A faded poster made of paper and ink. About an inch away from the border, all around is a decorated frame made of swirls and vines. Inside this frame is a bolded title on top, cartoonish skeletons below this, and additional smaller text below that. The smaller text is separated by a singular skeleton with a tall cage behind it, a bottle on a small counter in front of it. The group of skeletons are the main focus, donning skirts and hats, drinking liquids and playing instruments. They dance around each other, as if they never died.
- Format
- Poster. Black ink on aged brown paper. 15 3/4 × 11 7/16 in. (40 × 29 cm).
- Language
- Spanish
- Publisher
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Contributor
- Akira Castillo
- Identifier
- 30.14.1
- Subject
- Dia; De; Los; Muertos; Day; of; the; Dead; Jose; Guadalupe; Posada; Skeletons; Calaveras; Dancing; Drinking; Celebrate; Poster.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection. Accessed October 19th, 2023.
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/717919
- Item sets
- Calaveras of Dia De Los Muertos-Akira C.
- Site pages
- Origins of Dia De Los Muertos
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