Dia de Los Muertos
Photographer
Bobby M. Gutierrez
(born 1981 New Mexico; lives Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
DateOctober 31, 2019
Mediumborn digital jpg
Dimensions8 × 10 5/8 in. (20.3 × 27 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bobby Gutierrez
Object numberPA2023.020.040
DescriptionThis image depicts two people participating in the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The woman on the right is singing in front of a microphone. Her face is painted to resemble a skeleton. She is wearing a large crown of yellow, pink, red, and white flowers on her head as well as a black dress with fishnet sleeves. Finally, she wears two large earrings depicting the Virgin Mary on them. The man to on the left is wearing a white hat and a white button up shirt with a white rose pinned to the collar. He is holding and playing a black guitar along with the woman's singing.On View
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