Calavera of the Engraver

Media - 1971.439.35 - SAAM-1971.439.35_1 - 79219
Copied José Guadalupe Posada, Calavera of the Engraver, published 1947, woodcut, image: 3 1⁄8 × 2 3⁄4 in. (7.9 × 7.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jack Lord, 1971.439.35
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Artwork Details

Title
Calavera of the Engraver
Artist
Publisher
Date
published 1947
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 3 1⁄8 × 2 3⁄4 in. (7.9 × 7.0 cm)
Markings
Tu serias buen grabador Pero toda tu destreza No te libró de que fueras A la tumba de cabeza. Sacude alli la pereza Y deja de ser lo de antes Que aburrias a los marchantes, Y ahora en tu sepulcro labra Con buriles elegantes En tu obsequio una palabra.
Credit Line
Gift of Jack Lord
Mediums Description
woodcut
Classifications
Keywords
  • Occupation — art — printmaker
  • Skeleton
Object Number
1971.439.35
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1971.439.35