The calavera was forevermore La Catrina. Her fame, however, didn’t truly arrive until Posada’s riotous debut at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1944.

La Catrina, also known as La Calavera Catrina, is one of Mexico’s most iconic symbols of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) ...

“La Calavera Catrina,” which Posada himself always referred to as “La Pelona,” is often found in imagery representing Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, but Flores said it is also ...

Large-scale sculptures of La Calavera Catrina, one of Día de los Muertos' most recognizable figures, are on exhibit at Tucson Botanical Gardens, highlighting figures such as La Catrina de Diego ...

Just when you thought San Antonio's Día de los Muertos festivities couldn't get any bigger, here comes America's largest Calavera Catrina statue. The statue, which stands at 38.5 feet tall, was ...

La Catrina was created by Jose Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican printmaker and lithographer. Posada is credited with popularizing the calavera (skeleton) images that are now so common.

A cultural predecessor of La Calavera Catrina is Mictecacihuatl, the Aztec goddess who reigned over the dead. “She’s the guide for the spirits,” Bamm said of the holiday icon. “The winner ...

La Catrina, originally called La Calavera Garbancera, is a figure created by José Guadalupe Posada and baptized by the muralist Diego Rivera. Advertisement. Article continues below this ad.

La Calavera Catrina, or Dapper Skeleton, is the most representative image of the Day of the Dead, an indigenous festivity that celebrates ancestors and includes many humorous or pretty portrayals ...

The calavera was forevermore La Catrina. Her fame, however, didn’t truly arrive until Posada’s riotous debut at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1944.