Paper dolls
La Calavera Catrina (the skeleton of the fashionable
lady) is the creation of Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913). Posada
was a Mexican engraver known for his illustrations of newspapers during
the times of dictator Porfirio Diaz. Originally he created La Catrina
to illustrate the popular song "La cucaracha". Later he used this
image to parody overdressed Mexican ladies, that at the time, had an obsession
for everything French. This is my own version of La Calavera Catrina.
It's a paper doll drawn on watercolor paper with ink and acrylics.
Click on the image to see her wearing her hat and boa. If you want
to know more about Jose Guadalupe Posada and La Calavera Catrina, go this
site: Museo Mural
This page showcases an amazing mural by Diego Rivera. The page is
written both in English and Spanish.
More paper
dolls
Looking for even more paper dolls for grown ups? Look at David
Claudon's Gallimaufry
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