Object number:
2022.1.1918
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
The Mexican Museum presents Las Momias
Maker:
Jose Guadalupe Posada
Material/Technique:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H: 17 in, W: 11 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Yellow and black silkscreen print on paper.
Content description:
Poster for a performance and two exhibitions at The Mexican Museum. Main image is a reproduction of a print by Jose Guadalupe Posada, of a calavera (skeleton) riding a horse. Text reads "The Mexican Museum presents Las Momias / Guadalupe Garcia Installation and Performance / La Revolucion Mexicana / Historical Photographs from the Mexican National Archives / Adelita / Recordando a las Soldaderas / 23 October - 24 November 1991 / Performances of "Las Momias" by Guadalupe Garcia
Concepts:
art exhibition; performance art
Persons:
Guadalupe Garcia; Jose Guadalupe Posada
Organizations:
Mexican National Archives; The Mexican Museum
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