Fancy Another Humbug?
La Calavera Catrina is a 1913 zinc etching by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada. The image has since become a staple of Mexican imagery, and is often incorporated into artistic manifestations of the Day of the Dead in November, such as altars and calavera costumes.
The word catrina is the feminine form of the word catrín, which means 'elegant'. Such figures, depicted in an ornate hat fashionable in that era, are intended to show that the rich and fashionable, despite their pretensions to importance, are just as susceptible to death as anyone else.
'Dulceria' translates as 'sweet shop' - anyone fancy another humbug??
Fancy Another Humbug?
La Calavera Catrina is a 1913 zinc etching by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada. The image has since become a staple of Mexican imagery, and is often incorporated into artistic manifestations of the Day of the Dead in November, such as altars and calavera costumes.
The word catrina is the feminine form of the word catrín, which means 'elegant'. Such figures, depicted in an ornate hat fashionable in that era, are intended to show that the rich and fashionable, despite their pretensions to importance, are just as susceptible to death as anyone else.
'Dulceria' translates as 'sweet shop' - anyone fancy another humbug??