La Calavera Catrina is skeleton figure created by José Guadalupe Posada in 1913 she made her first in artwork created by José Guadalupe. After her first appearance in artwork from the earlier 1900s Catrina became an iconic figure for the Day of the Day.
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Posada's artwork of Catrina represented the upper class society of women from Mexican culture. Catrina made her appearance in artwork featured in Mexican newspapers and broadside artwork. The artwork of Catrina become a symbol for all the skeletal artwork for the Day of the Dead. While the artwork of Catrina were featured upper class society made by Posada texts were added to the artwork by middle class society. Catrina also has a husband named El Catrin who is also featured in high class society artwork much like his wife.
As figures shown in artwork of high class society Catrina and her husband Catrin were often featured as a well dressed man and a well dressed woman. When Posada created first high classed well dressed images of Catrina it was inspired by European, Spanish and French high class society. Eventually Catrina became an actual physical figure in Hispanic culture outside of artwork, engravings and canvas. After her first appearance 1913 Catrina has become an icon for the Day of the Dead it is because of Catrina that skulls been featured on the holiday in opposition to jack-o-lanterns.
After Catrina became physically figure appearing outside of artwork Catrina became female version of Death not only did Catrina become female version of the Grim Reaper but has been classified as relative of Death. Posada created Catrina to show it didn't matter who you were rich or poor, blonde, red haired or brunette eventually ever one becames a skeleton in the end.