Muertas y Marigolds Parade
Artist
Bobby M. Gutierrez
(born 1981 New Mexico; lives Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
DateNovember 6, 2016
Mediumhigh-resolution digital image
Dimensions12 7/16 × 19 5/8 in. (31.6 × 49.8 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase
Object numberPA2021.033.005
DescriptionPeople walk in the Muertas y Marigolds Parade on Isleta Boulevard in South Valley, Albuquerque, New Mexico. They are carrying signs and banners that read "¡Nuestro voto es un muro contra racismo!" (Our vote is a wall against racism); "Su voto es su voz" (Your vote is your voice); "Somos el muro" (We are the wall); and "Tu voz cuenta" (Your voice counts). The parade participants are wearing face paint for Day of the Dead with their faces painted as skulls or half of their faces as skulls. Several of them carry brightly colored tissue paper marigolds. They are marching along the Marigold Parade route along Isleta Boulevard. There are power lines overhead.On View
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