The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- An exhibition featuring rarely seen original broadsides and prints of calaveras (Spanish for skulls or skeletons) by Mexican printmakers Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) and Manuel Manilla (1830-1895) is now open at the Mission Cultural Cen...
The Arts Blog (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... 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 upper class woman...
Photo Carraol Images of Mexico City (Free subscription) | 21/10/2009
... of choice for the blossoming Mexican mural movement, documenting the works of José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera. Her visual vocabulary matured during this period, such as her formal experiments with architectural interiors, flowers and urban landscapes, and especially in her many lyrical images of peasants and workers. Indeed, her one-woman retrospective exhibition at the...
The Liberal OC (Free subscription) | 30/09/2009
... art styles of people such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueros, Rufino Tamayo, and Jose Clemente Orozco among many others. You can find more information HERE . As an added bonus, this Sunday, the Bower’s Museum is free for all Santa Ana residents, so it is a great day to expose your children to the unique Latin American culture that is shared by so many of Santa...
