La Catrina
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
JOSE GUADALUPE POSADA
- He was gifted with the skill of interpreting the life and social attitudes of Mexican people
- Born 1852 and died 1913
- He created the image of La Catrina with inspiration from the goddess of death and Lady of the Underworld Mictecacihuatl
- The image he created became a symbolic figure not only for Dia de Los Muertos but for the Mexican revolution as we'll.
Photo by Jason Short 2008
LA CALAVERA CATRINA
- A skeleton dressed up in flowers, bows, and feathers
- A key symbol in El Día de Los muertos
- La catrina encourages laughter instead of sadness over death
- The first image of La Calavera Catrina was published in 1910
- Some legends say that she died during child birth.
Photo by Joelk75
INSPIRATION FOR LA CATRINA
- Began with the Aztecs
- Mictecacihuat is the goddess of death and Lady of Mictlan
- Mictecacihuat's job is to watch over the bones of the dead
- The bones of the people from the past and present world will be used to create people in the future worlds
Photo by Juliana Coutinho
MURAL
- She became the main focus on Diego Rivera's famous mural
- The mural has 400 years worth of history from Mexico including a lot of other important things
Photo by kudumomo
