Inspired by the caricatures of lithographer Jose Guadalupe Posada, the elegant Catrina has her origins in Day of the Dead celebrations. The beautiful sculpture by Carlomagno Pedro Martinez is created in the black clay ceramic tradition of Oaxaca. © Arden Aibel Rothstein and Anya Leah Rothstein, 2007 : Pictures of Mexico

Inspired by the caricatures of lithographer Jose Guadalupe Posada, the elegant Catrina has her origins in Day of the Dead celebrations. The beautiful sculpture by Carlomagno Pedro Martinez is created in the black clay ceramic tradition of Oaxaca.

Source article: Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families by Arden Aibel and Anya Leah Rothstein