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Día de los muertos
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A male skeleton in a green and red shirt is holding a 'XX' can of beer. A female skeleton in a red, non-sleeved dress is wearing hoop earrings. They are smiling, holding each other's waist, and dancing against an oval composition consisting of a moon, a sun, and a starry night. Above them, a banner in red-white-green reads: "Viva la vida / viva el amor / muera la muerte" The four corners of the larger composition present one skull each with specific symbols for the seasons, described in individual banners: flowers for "Primavera"; leaves for "Verano"; corn for "Otoño", and snow balls for "Invierno"
I-size: 15" x 22 1/4"; P-size: 19" x 25"; unknown ed.; Signed;, Inscription in blue ink below image area reads: "debatuc"; n.d.
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Sister Karen Boccalero, director of Self Help Graphics and Art, invited the artist to design a poster for the activities in commemoration for Day of the Dead. In the center of the composition are a joyful woman and a man, who holds a can of Mexican beer popular among the working class. She wears chola fashions and hairstyle. Behind the central figures are celestial bodies: the sun, moon, and stars representing the day and night cycles. In the four corners of the composition, the four seasons are portrayed with characteristic pictures of each as well as with text in Spanish. The use of white, red and green allude to the colors of the Mexican flag. (Author: Alfredo de Batuc)
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