Skeletons on the Job

Title

Skeletons on the Job

Rights

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain.

Creator

José Guadalupe Posada (1851-1913)

Date

ca. 1892

Description

Black imagery on a light brown background. Multiple skeletons are participating in jobs done typically by living humans during this time period in Mexico. One is stitching a jacket, another makes shoes, the one in the top right paints something on the wall, one is crafting a sombrero, and the skeleton to the right of the previous one is sawing some wood. Some of the skeletons looks like they're completely focused on their craft, while others are grinning. Line that are coming from the skull of the skeleton in the middle mimic hair.

Format

Metal engraving. 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (12 × 19 cm)

Publisher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Contributor

Akira Castillo

Identifier

30.82.1

Subject

Día; De; Los; Muertos; Day; of; the; Dead; Jose; Guadalupe; Posada; Skeletons; Calaveras; Engraving; Working; Labor.

Source

Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection. Accessed October 19th, 2023.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/717626