Calaveras (skeletons) of the National Mausoleum, used for the cover the first issue of the paper 'Frente a Frente' (1934)

1934

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Woodcut
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (24.5 × 20 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (22.5 × 16.5 cm)
Collection no.: 46.46.36
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Calaveras (skeletons) of the National Mausoleum, used for the cover the first issue of the paper 'Frente a Frente' (1934) — Leopoldo Méndez. 1934.

Medium: Woodcut. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 5/8 × 7 7/8 in. (24.5 × 20 cm) Image: 8 7/8 × 6 1/2 in. (22.5 × 16.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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