The art of Day of the Dead
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... Many famous and folk artists have been inspired by Day of the Dead, including Diego Rivera , David Alfaro Siqeiros , Jose Clemente Orozco and Rufino Tamayo . One figure that keeps popping up at this time of year is La Calavera Catrina , also known as La Catrina. “La Calavera Catrina” is a 1913 zinc etching done by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada . La Catrina is an...