01609cam a2200325 i 4500 289944258 TxGeo 20170419120000.0 141124s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014042319 9781419716478 hbk. 1419716476 hbk. (OCoLC)897346087 TxGeo rda Tonatiuh, Duncan. Funny bones : Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras / Duncan Tonatiuh. Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras. New York, NY : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015. 40 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 39) and index. "Tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913) ... [and] have become synonymous with Mexicos Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) festival. Juxtaposing his own art with that of Lupe's, author Duncan Tonatiuh brings to light the ... life and work of a man whose art is beloved by many but whose name has remained in obscurity"--Amazon.com. 20170421. Posada, José Guadalupe 1852-1913. Engravers Mexico Biography. Human skeleton in art. QS5