La Calavera Catrina [SEP] creator
La Calavera Catrina
La Calavera Catrina ('Dapper Skeleton', 'Elegant Skull') or Catrina La Calavera Garbancera is a 1910–1913 zinc etching by the Mexican printmaker, cartoon illustrator and lithographer José Guadalupe Posada. She is offered as a satirical portrait of those Mexican natives who, Posada felt, were aspiring to adopt European aristocratic traditions in the pre-revolution era. "La Catrina" has become an icon of the Mexican Día de Muertos, or Day of the Dead.
The zinc etching depicts a female skeleton
Catrina make-up, facepainting a skull with ornate elements is a popular element of Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico. Its use as a Halloween costume has been criticised as cultural appropriation.
See also.
- Calaca
- Papel Picado
- La Calavera Catrina
- Santa Muerte
- Manuel Calavera
External links.
- Information about Jose Guadalupe Posada, Posada Art Foundation