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Gran calavera eléctrica
("Grand electric skull", 1900–13) by
José Guadalupe Posada
, which depicts a large
skeleton
hypnotizing
a group of
calaveras
, with an electric
street car
, with skeletons as passengers, in the background.
Skulls
are a common symbol of the
Day of the Dead
, a
Mexican
holiday where people remember friends and family members who have died.
Restoration:
Lise Broer
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