La Gran Calavera del Chin Chun Chan
Artist
Jose Guadalupe Posada
(Mexican, 1852 - 1913)
Date1904
MediumType metal engraving and zinc etching
DimensionsSheet: 15 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (39.4 × 29.8 cm)
Image: 14 × 10 1/2 in. (35.6 × 26.7 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
CultureMexican
Object numberPC2019.13.02
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionBroadside with calaveras and three columns of verse. Two front-facing, full length calaveras in finery on either side of the title. Two half-length calaveras facing each other beneath the title. Skulls and bones arrayed along bottom edge of composition.This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
2012
1890 - 1913
probably 1650-1660
ca. 1645
ca. 1630