Dia de Los Muertos
Photographer
Bobby M. Gutierrez
(born 1981 New Mexico; lives Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
DateNovember 5, 2017
Mediumborn digital jpg
Dimensions12 15/16 × 16 1/2 in. (32.9 × 42 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Bobby Gutierrez
Object numberPA2023.020.058
DescriptionThis image depicts a woman participating in the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebration in the Marigold Parade in the South Valley of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The woman has white hair and is wearing a red shirt and jacket and a crown of green and red flowers. The woman's face and neck have been painted to resemble a skeleton. Finally, the woman is wearing contact lenses to make the iris of her eyes appear white. The woman is sitting in the back of a blue pickup truck that is filled with a sombrero, fall colored leaves, a fake human skull, a fake headstone, and a white porcelain mask.On View
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