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The Atomic Apocalypse, by the Linares family. Mexico City, 1983 (© Copyright reserved). Detail of the figure of Pestilence (skeleton on a vulture). For the celebration of the Mexican Day of the Dead. It is composed of 132 pieces which include specific references to actual events and areas of ongoing political conflict, such as the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, the Biafran War (1966-70) and the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1901-89) in Iran. Cardboard (papier mache). Inv. ET AM1989,13.42(&OThers).
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART346616
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2582px × 3072px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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20th century CE
Day of the Dead
Death, Personification of
Figure, Sculpture
Folk Art
Mexican
Papier Mache
Plague
Skeleton
Vulture