#Gran Comeliton de Calaveras

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Dia de los Muertos 2022

Yesterday we commemorated Halloween with some wood engravings by the Mexican printmaking satirist José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (1852-1913). We noted that his images of calaveras and calacas have become closely associated with Day of the Dead celebrations, especially his famous engraving La Calavera Catrina (below). Today we present Posada’s print, along with details, of Gran Comeliton de Calaveras (Great Eater of Skulls) depicting a gathering of calacas enjoying a feast in a graveyard while a mourner grieves.

On Dia de los Muertos, families may gather at the tombs and graves of loved ones and offer food, toys, and flowers in remembrance of the departed. This image is from the anniversary portfolio José Guadalupe Posada, 50 aniversario de su muerte, published in Mexico City by Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno in 1963.

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