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The Endlessly Adaptable Skeletons of José Guadalupe Posada

GypsyJan - 6-3-2018 at 07:16 PM

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/posada-skeleton-art-legacy?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=4580ad4e3e-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_ 2018_05_09&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-4580ad4e3e-66326174&ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_5_9_2018)&mc_cid=4580ad4e3e&mc_eid=09f38 ac114

[Edited on 6-4-2018 by GypsyJan]

bajagrouper - 6-3-2018 at 07:45 PM

Maybe posting this closer to Dia de los Muertos would have been more appropriate .......

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/posada-skeleton-art-le...

But It's Not About the Dia de los Muertos

GypsyJan - 6-3-2018 at 08:12 PM

It's about social and especially political commentary.

If you read the Mexican papers during the election season, they are full of cartoons featuring the calaveras offering their opinions.

This is in the great tradition going back centuries: https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/the-15...

P.S. Thank you for the help with the link.

[Edited on 6-4-2018 by GypsyJan]