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Yalta 1945
A gouache on paper painting titled Yalta 1945 by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The Yalta conference, February 1945. The big three: Stalin, Churchill and Roosevelt, posing with their...
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Vietnam War Protests
A gouache on paper painting titled Vietnam War Protests by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. In the Upper-right, scenes from the Vietnam war unfold. A vibrant crowd of antiwar protestors...
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Malcom X (1925-1965)
A gouache on paper painting titled Malcom X (1925-1965) by Nicha Sursock. This is part of a series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, later "El Haj Malek El Shabaz". A Muslim minister...
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Kaiser in North Africa Cartoon
A cover from a 1905 edition of Puck magazine showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II (1859-1941). The cartoon is suggesting the German monarch's interest in Morocco in North Africa, epitomised in the Moroccan Crises of 1905-6 and 1911...
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Grave Decorations for Day of the Dead
Grave decorations for Day of the Dead, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009. Depicted here is a cemetary in San Antonio Tecómitl where the grave plots have been richly adorned for Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a widely observed festival...
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Skeleton (Calavera) Playing the Guitar - Vignette for the Feast of the Dead
Female skeleton playing the guitar, type-metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1890-1910. José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican illustrator best known for his satirical depictions of skeletons (calaveras), which often appeared...
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Skeletons (Calaveras) Riding Bicycles
Skeletons riding bicycles, type-metal engraving by José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1891. José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) was a Mexican illustrator best known for his satirical depictions of skeletons (calaveras), which often appeared in political...
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Day of the Dead Altar
Day of the Dead altar, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009. Depicted here is a home altar of offerings (ofrenda) assembled for the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a widely observed festival in Mexico in which celebrants commemorate...
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Mask of Mictlantecuhtli - Aztec Lord of the Underworld
Mask of Mictlantecuhtli, painted wood carving, c. 1450-1521. Depicted here is a wooden mask of a skeletal face representing the Aztec deity Mictlantecuhtli, Lord of the Underworld. As there are no eyeholes for a potential wearer to see from...
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Decorated Sugar Skull for Day of the Dead
Sugar skull, moulded of white sugar candy and adorned with icing and foil, c. 1979. The decorative candy skull (calavera de azucar) is a common sight at Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) festivities, a widely observed holiday in Mexico...
