Title:
Día De Los Muertos 79, Announcement Poster for
Creator/Contributor:
De Batuc, Alfredo, Artist
Date:
ca. 1979
Subject:
All Souls' Day
Día de los muertos
Chicano art
Mexican American art
Skull in art
Flowers in art
Chicanos
Mexican Americans
Los Angeles, (Calif.)
Note:
A male skeleton in a green and red shirt is holding a 'XX' can of beer. A female skeleton in a red, non-sleeved dress is
wearing hoop earrings. They are smiling, holding each other's waist, and dancing against an oval composition consisting
of a moon, a sun, and a starry night. Above them, a banner in red-white-green reads: "Viva la vida / viva el amor / muera
la muerte" The four corners of the larger composition present one skull each with specific symbols for the seasons, described
in individual banners: flowers for "Primavera"; leaves for "Verano"; corn for "Otoño", and snow balls for "Invierno"
I-size: 15" x 22 1/4"; P-size: 19" x 25"; unknown ed.; Signed;, Inscription in blue ink below image area reads: "debatuc";
n.d.
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Type:
Screen Prints
Language:
Spanish
English
Identifier:
CEMA 3
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