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From the Vidas Perdidas/Lost Lives Exhibition organized through Border Arts Workshop/Taller de Arte Fronterizo by Richard Lou, Victor Ochoa, Robert Sanchez and Michael Schnorr (January 1989). Five weavings are hung on the wall. The center one is striped and has clothing attached to it; the two on either side are black with skeletons in various positions and have photographs affixed to their centers. A triangle of carpeting extends out into the gallery space and shoes and votives are placed around its edges. A coffin is in the center covered with a weaving. Detail is of the sarape-covered coffin with velas for the Virgen de Guadalupe and Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Lagos. Cat.7 022(10) 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: Centro Cultural de la Raza 2125 Park Blvd. San Diego, CA 92101, 619-235-6135, 619-595-0034 fax, E-mail:centro@centroraza.com. Web: http://www.centroraza.com/
Altars Chicano art Chicanos Death in art Installations (Art) Mexican American art Mexican Americans Candles and lights Coffins Sarapes Guadalupe, Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos, Nuestra Señora de
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