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Broadsheet, on recto artist and artisans in hell with objects relating to their profession entitled 'The artistic purgatory, where the calaveras of artists and craftsmen lie', on verso skulls relating to different professions

Publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Mexican
ca. 1895–1900
Not on view

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  • Title: Broadsheet, on recto artist and artisans in hell with objects relating to their profession entitled 'The artistic purgatory, where the calaveras of artists and craftsmen lie', on verso skulls relating to different professions
  • Artist: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)
  • Publisher: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (1850–1917, Mexican)
  • Date: ca. 1895–1900
  • Medium: Etching on zinc, woodcut, letterpress, relief printing
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 23 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (60 × 40 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.321
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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