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[Gustavo Muñiz woodcut prints of calaveras and other topics].
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Title:
[Gustavo Muñiz woodcut prints of calaveras and other topics]Creator/Contributor:
Muñiz, Gustavo, creator, artist.Abstract:
Woodblock prints chiefly depicting calaveras (the human skull or skeleton as a personification of death) (nos. 1-12) in various
situations, with themes including love, heartbreak, etc. Also includes depictions of musicians (nos. 13-16) and boxers and
boxing matches (nos. 20-24).
Date:
1995 (issued)Contents:
1. Calavera encinta (1996) -- 2. Calavera autoritaria (1996) -- 3. Calavera artística (1997) -- 4. Calavera enamorada (1997)
-- 5. Calavera anitisocial (1998) -- 6. Calavera enfadada (1999) -- 7. Calavera altanera (1999) -- 8. Calavera desalentada
(1999) -- 9. Calavera inválida (1999) -- 10. Calavera huelgista (2000) -- 11. Calavera amable (2000) -- 12. Calavera parrandera
(undated) -- 13. La triste canción (1995) -- 14. La canción dulce (1995) -- 15. La canción alegre (1995) -- 16. La dulce canción
(1996) -- 17. María del Tepeyac (1996) -- 18. Cebollero (2002) -- 19. Caja de memorias (2005) -- 20. El quinto asalto (2009)
-- 21. El séptimo asalto (2009) -- 22. La derrota (2009) -- 23. La preparación (undated)
Subject:
Death in artHuman skeleton in art
Boxing -- Pictorial works
Note:
Title devised by cataloger.
All prints signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist.
Most prints dated in pencil on back of sheets.
Gustavo Muñiz woodcut prints of calaveras and other topics, BANC PIC 2021.010, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Los Angeles-based artist.
Type:
graphicWoodcuts.
Prints.
Physical Description:
print
23 prints in 3 folders : woodcuts on paper ; sheets 47 x 31 cm or smaller
Language:
Spanish