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Title
Altar for the Day of the Dead at Galería Otra Vez
Creator
Artist Unknown, Artist
Contributor
Artist Unknown, Artist
Date Created and/or Issued
November 1991
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
Altar under flower arches composed of framed photographs, small sculptures, flowers, candles, et cetera. "Golden Cempazuchiles are used in traditional altars. The name means 'twenty flowers.' They are associated with wisdom, beauty, truth, and 'the desire never to die.'"
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/hb4b69p1s2
CEMA 3
Language
English
Spanish
Subject
Altars
Cactus
Calaveras
Chicano art
Chicanos
Candles and lights
Día de los muertos
Flowers in art
Jesus Christ in art
Marigolds
Mexican American art
Mexican Americans
Molcajetes
Photography in art
Sculpture
Guadalupe, Our Lady of
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)

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