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Brosseau Center for Learning: Living Skeletons: Celebrating Life and Death on Día de los Muertos

Brosseau Center for Learning: Living Skeletons: Celebrating Life and Death on Día de los Muertos

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

A selection of the Spencer's Dia de los Muertos figures.

Exhibition images

Works of art

José Guadalupe Posada (1851–1913), Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub) — Rebumbio de Calaveras (Skeletons in a Hubbub)

José Guadalupe Posada

mid 1800s–early 1900s

crank toy depicting a cock fight with skeletons and moving parts — crank toy depicting a cock fight with skeletons and moving parts

1985–1995

Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students] — Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students]

1985–1995

Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home] — Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home]

1985–1995

Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral] — Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral]

1985–1995

grave with a skull — grave with a skull

1985–1995

bus with skeleton passengers — bus with skeleton passengers

1986–1996

Pablo Ayson, miniature altar — miniature altar

Pablo Ayson

1996

Manuel Aguilar, candleholder with black spiders — candleholder with black spiders

Manuel Aguilar

1986–1996

surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient — surgery scene with skeleton doctor and patient

1985–1995

scene of two skeletons playing soccer — scene of two skeletons playing soccer

1981–1991

skeleton using a typewriter — skeleton using a typewriter

1985–1995

skeleton kneeling at a grave — skeleton kneeling at a grave

1985–1995

miniature offering table — miniature offering table

1985–1995

standing female skeleton — standing female skeleton

1986–1996

standing female skeleton — standing female skeleton

1986–1996

bride and groom skeletons — bride and groom skeletons

1985–1995

standing female skeleton with cigarette — standing female skeleton with cigarette

1986–1996

standing skeleton figure — standing skeleton figure

1988–1998

Apolonia Romaldo Martinez, scene with five skeletons and a turtle — scene with five skeletons and a turtle

Apolonia Romaldo Martinez

1998

ferris wheel crank toy — ferris wheel crank toy

1986–1996

table with bottles — table with bottles

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

table with cards and coins — table with cards and coins

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton and chair — skeleton and chair

1985–1995

skeleton with cymbals — skeleton with cymbals

1985–1995

skeleton with trumpet — skeleton with trumpet

1985–1995

skeleton with instrument — skeleton with instrument

1985–1995

skeleton with sousaphone — skeleton with sousaphone

1985–1995

skeleton with bass drum — skeleton with bass drum

1985–1995

bartender skeleton — bartender skeleton

1985–1995

ceramic bar backdrop — ceramic bar backdrop

1985–1995

bar — bar

1985–1995