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Cat 1 005(7) From El Día de los Muertos 1985 exhibition and celebration at Galería de la Raza. Photo is of an altar to the artist's grandmother, whose photograph is in the center. It also features photos of Tlazolteotl and Frida Kahlo, calaveras, and indigenous sculptures. Detail is of the altar's dedication, which reads: "Of Goddesses and Grandmothers" A personal tribute to the spiritual legacy and powerful goddess energy inherent in my ancestral past... especially present in the spirit and memory of my loving grandmother whose beauty, strenght and sense of history is a source of daily inspirati[on] frances marie [illegible] S.F. CA. nov [illegible]." 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 Chicanas Chicano art Chicanos Corn in art Día de los muertos Death in art Feminism Jewelry in art Mesoamerican Mexican American art Mexican Americans
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