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Calavera Zapatista

Accession Number
1958/1.123

Title
Calavera Zapatista

Artist(s)
José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Nationality
Mexican

Object Creation Date
circa 1910-1913

Medium & Support
relief engraving on metal

Dimensions
8 7/8 in x 8 3/8 in (22.54 cm x 21.27 cm);22 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm);18 5/8 in x 13 3/4 in (47.31 cm x 34.92 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
The piece depicts Emiliano Zapata, a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, as a skeleton. Posada did many similar calaveras prints that feature skeletons in costumes which comment on class conditions and the political and social situation of Mexico before and around the time of the Mexican Revolution.

Physical Description
A skeleton, with a rifle strapped to his back and a flag of the skull and crossbones in his hand, rides a horse over 13 skulls. The skeleton is wearing a sombrero and he has a handlebar mustache. 

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
hats
horses
modern and contemporary art
rebels
revolutions
skeletons (animal components)
skulls (skeleton components)

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