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Altar from El Día de los Muertos Exhibition 1977 at Galería de la Raza. Image is of a black coffin with a large ornate cross upright at the head. At the juncture of the cross is a sacred heart with thorns around it. Horizontal axis of cross reads, "Teofila Mateos", and the vertical axis reads, "el 2 de Nov de 1972". On top of the coffin rest various objects. Among them are a sheet of papel picado with Posada's "La Catrina", another cross, a full ceramic bowl, and a tray with pan de muertos. The edge of the coffin is trimmed with marigold. All around the coffin on the floor are branches. Pieces of a white picket fence surround the coffin. Cat.3 097)(3) 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: Galeria de la Raza 2857 24th Street San Francisco, California 94110 t: 415.826.8009 Phone: 1-415-826-8009 E-mail: info@galeriadelaraza.org Web: http://www.galeriadelaraza.org
Altars Ceramics Chicano art Chicanos Coffins Crosses in art Death in art Día de los muertos Fences in art Calaveras Flowers in art Heart in art Marigolds Mexican American art Mexican Americans Pan de muerto Papel picado Thorns Nature in art Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913
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