Día de Muertos celebrations have existed in the Americas for centuries, originating in pre-Hispanic communities. But it wasn’t until the turn of the century that the iconic calavera images that symbolize the holiday today became popular. We have one man to thank for that: the famed printmaker and engraver José Guadalupe Posada. Born in 1852[.....]
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