And the Red Death held Illimitable Dominion Over All from Mask of the Red Death
1974.34
Lithograph
inkPaper
Federico Castellon
Artist
Aquarius Press
1969
Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe's Mask of the Red Death:
500 with Roman edition of 25 and 10 copies numbered A-J
Lithograph
Print, Planographic
Graphic Documents
Documentary Objects
Category 08: Communication Objects
12 in
8-1/8 in
Pao Student Windows (2023)
Creature Feature (2004)
Cultural/Historical Context
""" And now was acknowledged the presence of the Red Death. He had come like a thief in the night. And one by one dropped the revellers in the blood-bedewed halls of their revel, and died each in the despairing posture of his fall."" -Edgar Allan Poe, The Mask of the Red Death Castellon began dabbling in art at an early age after his family moved from Spain to New York City in 1921. In 1933, 18 year old Castellon was introduced to Diego Riviera and credits the famous Mexican artist for his early success as an artist. A painter first, Castellon made his first lithographs in 1937. Stongly influenced by Salvador Dali, Frederico’s surrealist, mysterious images, with their characteristic elongated figures, hover between dreams and nightmares. "
