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Bust of a figure from the chest up in three-quarters pose. The head, or perhaps a mask, is white, resembling a skull with a halo of white hair. The neck is dark brown with two white bands like chokers around it, perhaps securing the mask. The figure wears a dark red garment that is trimmed in ornate lace in white and gold. The background is a deep teal green-blue.
Guillermo Meza
Ah Puch
oil on canvas
45 3/8 in x 33 7/16 in (115.2 cm x 85 cm);46 1/4 in x 34 1/2 in x 1 in (117.48 cm x 87.63 cm x 2.54 cm)
Museum Purchase
Saitō Kiyoshi
Country (Mexico)
color woodblock print on paper
17 1/8 in x 29 in (43.5 cm x 73.66 cm)
Gift of the artist
This print is a contour drawing of several rows of figures: in the foreground are three squating figures facing away from the viewer; in the background are several squatting figures facing the viewer, and in between are standing figures. The squatting figures sit before the goods they are selling and the standing figures are purchasing from them. 
Diego Rivera
El Mercado
color lithograph on paper
11 1/8 in x 15 15/16 in (28.26 cm x 40.48 cm);22 1/8 in x 28 1/8 in (56.2 cm x 71.44 cm);15 3/16 in x 20 1/8 in (38.58 cm x 51.12 cm)
Museum Purchase
Saitō Kiyoshi
Resting (Mexico)
color woodblock print on paper
20 3/8 in x 14 7/8 in (51.75 cm x 37.78 cm);23 3/8 in x 17 11/16 in (59.4 cm x 44.9 cm);20 13/16 in x 15 3/8 in (52.8 cm x 39 cm);22 in x 28 in (55.88 cm x 71.12 cm)
Gift of the artist
Centered on the page in this print are two figures. Both have oranged-tan skin, revealed by their bare chests, arms and legs. At their ankles, there are white bands with gold circles. On the left, the figure wears blue shorts with a wide white waistband. He faces away, on his head there is a headdress in the shape of a horned-deer that faces to the left, attached by a white cloth. The figure holds two yellow disks. On the right, the man wears slightly different draping knickers with a wide-white waist band that has small orange toggles hanging off the front and a white flap off the back. He wears a blue mask with a white, abstracted face painted on. The mask has gold fabric attached at the top and bottom to represent hair and a beard. This right figure holds a small blue box with white design.
Carlos Mérida
Danza de los Pascolas y el Venado
lithograph on paper
16 7/8 in x 12 1/2 in (42.86 cm x 31.75 cm)
Museum Purchase
William Fett
Landscape, Mexico
Watercolor on paper
15 1/4 in x 20 3/4 in (38.74 cm x 52.71 cm)
Museum Purchase
This pring shows the shoulders and skull of a skeleton wearing a wide brimmed hat adorned with plumes and decorative objects. 
José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera de la Catrina
relief etching on paper
4 5/16 in x 6 1/8 in (10.95 cm x 15.56 cm);4 5/16 in x 6 1/8 in (10.95 cm x 15.56 cm);12 13/16 in x 9 7/16 in (32.54 cm x 23.97 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Museum Purchase
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Frida with Globe, Coyoacan, Mexico
gelatin silver print on paper
10 1/16 in x 8 in (25.5 cm x 20.4 cm);9 9/16 in x 7 1/4 in (24.3 cm x 18.4 cm)
Museum purchase made possible by the Harry Denham Trust
In the foreground, there is a man laying on a large human-sized book, one hand on his chin and the other holding a pencil to the page. In front of his pencil, the text "Mendez" and "1945" is printed. On the pages of the book are a skeleten-creature and on the opposite page an angel. Behind the man and the book is a large cactus, and then a large cross rises from its base. The cross is encircled by a large snake-like creature whose head is open, facing away, and an eagle is crucified with knives. Coming from the ends of the cross are what seems to be spears, pointing clockwise. Behind this foreground scene, there is an army marching under a flag with the skull and crossbones. A priest follows behind the army, seemingly coming from the open mouth of the large serpent whose tail holds the feet of the crucified eagle. To the left there are two more crucified figures, whose crosses are on fire. In the far background, there is a vista of a large city. 
Leopoldo Méndez
Lo que puede venir
woodcut on paper
12 in x 6 15/16 in (30.48 cm x 17.62 cm);14 ¼ in x 10 ⅜ in (36.2 cm x 26.35 cm);22 ⅛ in x 18 ⅛ in (56.2 cm x 46.04 cm)
Museum Purchase
David Vestal
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
black and white photograph on paper
3 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 9.21 x 12.38 cm )
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH
A figure of a skeleton wearing a hat, scarf, pants and sandals walking towards the left side of the image. He has a mustache and carries a bottle.
José Guadalupe Posada
Calavera Maderista
etching on paper
12 in x 5 1/4 in (30.48 cm x 13.34 cm);16 3/16 in x 8 1/8 in (41.12 cm x 20.64 cm);19 3/8 in x 14 3/8 in (49.21 cm x 36.51 cm)
Museum Purchase
This photograph depicts two men, one standing in a doorway, and one sitting. Their facial expressions appear serious and skeptical.
Paul Strand
Men of Santa Anna, Michoacan
photogravure on paper
15 3/4 in x 12 3/8 in (40 cm x 31.4 cm);6 5/16 in x 4 7/8 in (16.1 cm x 12.4 cm);15 7/8 in x 12 3/8 in (40.3 cm x 31.5 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip C. Davis through the Friends of the Museum of Art

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