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Title
Altar Installation
Creator
Gamboa, Diane, Artist
Contributor
Gamboa, Diane, Artist
Date Created and/or Issued
November 5, 1994
1994-11-05
Publication Information
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Dept of Special Collections, Donald Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, cema@library.ucsb.edu, (805) 893-8563, URL: http://cemaweb.library.ucsb.edu/cema_index.html
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Collection
Self-Help Graphics and Art archives
Rights Information
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Consult repository for copyright holder information
California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives, Dept of Special Collections, Donald Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010; cema@library.ucsb.edu (805) 893-8563
Description
A large heart is bound in chains and placed on small white pillows within a wooden structure somewhat resembling a small boxing ring. There are lit red candles atop each of the four posts of the ring. "Boxing ring with bleeding heart inside, red candles on each corner. "
The artist of any work retains all rights to that work. Copyright has not been assigned to the Regents of the University of California. The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. No further reproduction is permitted without prior written permission by the artist or copyright holder. Any requests for permission to reproduce this piece must be directed to: Self-Help Graphics & Art 3802 Cesar E. Chavez Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90063 For further information: (323) 881-6444 Fax: (323) 881-6447 info@selfhelpgraphics.com
Type
image
Form/Genre
35mm slide
Assemblage (art)
Identifier
http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb0t1nb242
CEMA 3
Language
English
Subject
Altars
Chains
Chicana art
Chicanas
Chicano art
Chicanos
Heart in art
Installations (Art)
Mexican American art
Mexican Americans
Assemblage (art)
Candles and lights
Día de los muertos
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)

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