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Woodcut with a skeleton in an ornate hat looking over the shoulder of a mustachioed person in apron
Posada
Woodcut with a skeleton in an ornate hat looking over the shoulder of a mustachioed person in apron

Posada

Artist (American, 1923 - 2005)
Date1981
MediumWoodcut
Dimensionsimage: 29 1/4 in x 19 5/8 in
ClassificationPrint
Credit LineMary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University
Object number1995.17
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