THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART: 100 AÑOS DE POSADA Y SU CATRINA

LAST DAY OF EXHIBIT:
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR

100 AÑOS DE POSADA Y SU CATRINA
Day of the Dead 2013

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, September 13 at 6-8:30 pm

Exhibition continues through December 15, 2013
Curated by Dolores Mercado

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MEXICAN ART
1852 West 19th street, Chicago, IL 60608
Office 312-738-1503

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the death of José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913). Our annual Day of the Dead exhibit pays homage to this prolific genius printmaker, illustrator, and caricaturist. Join us in commemorating the man who created the La Catrina (The Fancy Lady), and who is considered the most renowned Mexican popular artist. Become a part of the largest Day of the Dead celebration in the United States by joining us at the opening of the exhibit dressed up as the Fancy Lady, the Dandy, or any other of Posada’s famous characters. Altars, installations, popular art, and fine art by more than sixty Mexican artists from both sides of the border are part of this remarkable exhibition.

ARTISTS
Jose Guadalupe Posada (Aguascalientes-Mexico City, 1852-1913)
Abel Alejandre (California)
Rene Hugo Arceo (Chicago)
Carmen Bordes (Jalisco)
Alberto Bosquez (Texas)
Juan Alberto Castillo (Chicago)
Carlos Cortez (Wisconsin-Chicago, 1923-2005)
Elena Climent (New York)
Ricco Diamante (Indiana)
Demetrio Garcia Aguilar (Oaxaca)
Carlos G. Gomez (Texas)
Luis “Louie the Foot” Gonzalez (California)
Dolores Guerrero-Cruz (California)
Ester Hernandez (California)
Luis Jimenez (New Mexico, 1940-2006)
Raul Lopez-Reyes (Michoacan)
Mario Lopez Torres (Mexico City)
Pedro Linares and Family (Mexico City)
Ricardo Linares G. (Mexico City)
Miguel Linares Mendoza (Mexico City)
Jorge Luna Lopez (Mexico City)
Diego Marcial Rios (California)
Leopoldo Mendez (Mexico City, 1902-1969)
Benjamin Martinez Alvarez (Texas)
Elsa Munoz (Chicago)
Susana Navarro (Mexico City)
Errol Ortiz (Chicago)
Carlomagno Pedro Martinez (Oaxaca)
Magdalena Pedro Martinez (Oaxaca)
Jose Salvador Pizarro Gomez (Mexico City)
Deborah Rael-Buckley (New Mexico)
Jose Angel Rodriguez (Mexico City)
Alejandro Romero (Chicago)
Frank Romero (California)
Sergio Sanchez Santamaria (Morelos)
Manuel Sandoval (Jalisco)
Arturo Sosa Perez (Oaxaca)
Benito Rivera Soteno (State Of Mexico)
Francisco Toledo (Oaxaca)
Maria Tomasula (Indiana)
Teodoro Torres Orea (Mexico City, 1933-2009)
And several Anonymous Artists

OFRENDAS & INSTALLATIONS
Homage in Talavera…to Posada’s Calavera / Homenaje en Talavera…A Posada en Calavera
Rodolfo Villena Hernandez (Puebla) Assisted by: Raul Hernandez Castillo

Making a Crown of Flowers to the Deceased / Hacer la Corona de Flores a los Difuntos Uirhimukua Tsitsikiri Untani Uarhrichani
Blanca Estela Tinoco and Museo de Artes e Industrias Populares de Patzcuaro (Michoacan)

Reflections of Loss: The Sandy Hook Tragedy / Reflexiones Sobre la Perdida: La Tragedia de Sandy Hook
Steinmetz High School C.P.S.; Project Director: Rossana Mark Andreu; Instructors: Jennifer Bates, Melissa Gerleve, Alex Sutphen and Molly Gleason (Chicago)

Altar for the Dead: To my Father and my Aunt / Altar de Muertos: A la Memoria de mi Padre y de mi Tia: Perfecto Garcia y Maria de los Angeles
Alejandro Garcia Nelo (State Of Mexico)

The Sandy Hurricane Altar / Altar para las Victimas del Huracan Sandy
Scherezade Garcia-V (Dominican Republic-New York)

Offering for the Day of the Dead in Xalitla, Guerrero / Ofrenda para el Dia de los Muertos en Xalitla, Guerrero
Mariana Flores Gonzalez and Audias Roldan (Guerrero-Chicago)

Installation for Families of the Mexican Circus / Insta- lacion a las Familias del Circo Mexicano Esperanza Gama (Chicago)

Homage to Jose Guadalupe Posada’s Fancy Ladies and Skeletons / Homenaje a la Catrina y las Calacas de Jose Guadalupe Posada
Stitches of the Soul / Las Puntadas del Alma Quilting Group of the NMMA, Participants: Christina Carlos, Socorro Carlos, Daisy Carranza, Lucy Campos, Martha Dominguez-Diaz, Maria G. Herrera and Florinda Malacara (Chicago)

In Memory / En Memoria: Jorge Guillermo Alvarez
Cecilia Concepcion Alvarez (Washington)

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Office 312-738-1503
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