Posada Trivia
Whose pictures do people place on their ofrendas?
Passed loved ones.
Calaveras del M_____.
Montón
Posada’s illustrations reflected hardships leading up to which historical event?
The Mexican Revolution of 1910.
What symbolized inevitable death in Posada's artwork?
Calaveras.
Who were the two other artists that Posada influenced during his lifetime?
Diego Rivera and Jose Clemente Orozco.
What are the four elements incorporated in the ofrenda?
Air, water, earth, and fire.
Calaveras de L___ A____.
Calaveras de Las Artes.
Who inspired Posada to utilize the image of the calavera?
Miguel Manilla.
What does the difference in attire symbolize in Posada's artwork?
To portray the “high society,” or classism.
What was name of the person who published Posada’s illustrations?
What is the order of the invocation of the four directions?
East, West, North, then South.
Gran _____ de Calaveras
Gran Baile de Calaveras
What year did Posada arrive to Mexico?
~1888
Which one of Posada’s illustrations became an iconic image for the Dia de los Muertos?
La Calavera Garbancera.
Leon School.
Who were the two religious icons that were incorporated into the ritual after the Spanish colonization of Mesoamerica?
Jesus Christ and La Virgen de Guadalupe.
______ _______ de las Coquetas _______.
Calaveras Zalameras de las Coquetas Meseras.
What year was Calavera Oaxaquena illustrated?
In Calaveras del Montón, Posada depicts a skeleton in the act of creating what with a machete?
Creating more skeletons.
In what city did Posada have “free rein to the abundant inspiration that throbbed in his veins”?
Mexico City.
Many of the elements of the ritual originated from the importation of foreign products. What are the TWO products that came from China?
Papel picado and fireworks.
Calaveras en ______
Al precio de un _______
Como nunca se abra visto en esta _______.
Calaveras en Monton
Al precio de un decimal
Como nunca se abra visto en esta capital.
What historic event occurred shortly after Posada’s death in January 1913?
Victoriano Huerta seized Francisco Madero’s presidency.
In which of Posada's artworks does it show interaction between Calaveras and living people?
Gran Baile de Calaveras.