In 1872, Diego Quixote received an invitation to the Masque of the Orange Death.
Believing it was a charity ball for impoverished citrus farmers, he attended & met the petite Senorita del Muerte.
When the guests unmasked at midnight, she was even slimmer than Diego had imagined.

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Eldzier Cortor wrote: "[This painting] shows the overcrowded condition of people who are obliged to carry out their daily activities of life in... utmost poverty."

Although it depicts people in impoverished circumstances, Cortor creates a world of beauty and color.

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