Pablo Morales works in the tradition of the Linares family in Mexico
City. Pedro Linares began making seasonal items for diffferent festivities.
These included toys for the Days of the Dead, masks for Carnaval, 'Judas'
figures for Holy Week, and Christmas pinatas. Skulls and skeletons were
frequently inspired by the engravings of Jose Guadalupe Posada (1852 -
1913). His sons Felipe and Manuel have continued to make such figures and they
in turn have been joined by their sons.
Pablo Morales (Mexico, DF, Mexico). Bird-man, c.1997. Papier-mache, 60
x 23 x 35 cm. Courtesy Larry Sanders.
Pablo Morales (Mexico, DF, Mexico). Skeleton woman of the revolution, c.
1997. Papier-mache, 67 x 25 x 17 cm. Courtesy Larry Sanders.
Pablo Morales (Mexico, DF, Mexico). Skeleton man of the revolution, c.
1997. Papier-mache, 99 x 40 x 35 cm. Courtesy Larry Sanders.
Pablo Morales (Mexico, DF, Mexico). Skeleton woman dancer, c. 1997. Papier-mache,
61 x 30 x 21 cm. Folk Art & Crafts Foundation Collection.
Pablo Morales (Mexico, DF, Mexico). Male skeleton dancer, c. 1997. Papier-mache,
67 x 27 x 18 cm. Folk Art & Crafts Foundation Collection.
