Mariachi Calavera – Nadie debe lamentarse por muerte desus amores, mas bien debe conformarse sabiendo que hasta las flores nacen para marchitarse. (Musicians’ Skeletons – No one should lament the death of a loved one. It is better to be comforted with the knowledge that flowers are born to wilt.)

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Mariachi Calavera – Nadie debe lamentarse por muerte desus amores, mas bien debe conformarse sabiendo que hasta las flores nacen para marchitarse. (Musicians’ Skeletons – No one should lament the death of a loved one. It is better to be comforted with the knowledge that flowers are born to wilt.)
Mariachi Calavera – Nadie debe lamentarse por muerte desus amores, mas bien debe conformarse sabiendo que hasta las flores nacen para marchitarse. (Musicians’ Skeletons – No one should lament the death of a loved one. It is better to be comforted with the knowledge that flowers are born to wilt.)
Mariachi Calavera – Nadie debe lamentarse por muerte desus amores, mas bien debe conformarse sabiendo que hasta las flores nacen para marchitarse. (Musicians’ Skeletons – No one should lament the death of a loved one. It is better to be comforted with the knowledge that flowers are born to wilt.)

Mariachi Calavera – Nadie debe lamentarse por muerte desus amores, mas bien debe conformarse sabiendo que hasta las flores nacen para marchitarse. (Musicians’ Skeletons – No one should lament the death of a loved one. It is better to be comforted with the knowledge that flowers are born to wilt.)

Maker (b. 1923, Milwaukee, Wisconsin – d. 2005, Chicago, Illinois)
Date1984
MediumWoodcut
Dimensionsimage: 24 5/8 in. x 30 1/2 in. (62.5 cm x 77.5 cm); sheet: 26 1/8 in. x 31 3/4 in. (66.4 cm x 80.6 cm)
ClassificationPRINTS
Credit LineMuseum purchase, The Dorothy Johnston Towne (Class of 1923) Fund
Object number2003.148
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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