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Día de los Muertos Comes to NYC With a Dazzling Display of Mexican Folk Art

by Valentina Di Liscia October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

Sculptures of Oaxacan alebrijes, envisioned as guardians of the nation’s immigrant community, and catrinas, Day of the Dead skeletons, are now at Rockefeller Center.

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Now at Your Local US Post Office, Day of the Dead Stamps

by Hakim Bishara October 14, 2021October 14, 2021

Minneapolis-based Chicano artist Luis Fitch designed the stamps, which were released ahead of the upcoming holiday.

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The Beautiful Ofrendas That Blossomed on Day of the Dead

by Lexis-Olivier Ray November 4, 2020November 6, 2020

Multimedia journalist Lexis-Olivier Ray drove around on Election Day and the day after, documenting ofrendas and memorials on 35mm film, while reflecting on a difficult year.

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This Día de Los Muertos, Help Create a Beautiful Altar to the Dead

by Elisa Wouk Almino October 27, 2020November 5, 2020

The Social Public Art Resource Center is inviting the public to send photos of their loved ones to be included in an altar and virtual “Calling of the Spirits” ritual.

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An Artist’s Ofrenda Celebrates the Day of the Dead at Green-Wood Cemetery

by Deena ElGenaidi November 8, 2018November 1, 2021

Last weekend, visitors to the Green-Wood Cemetery celebrated the dead with an altar for Dia de Muertos.

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A 1792 Mexican Novel Shows Early Day of the Dead Iconography

by Claire Voon April 25, 2017October 25, 2021

Engravings by Francisco Agüera Bustamante in The Astounding Life of Death show the bony figure in a variety of roles, from a baby to a king.

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A Memorial to Mexico’s Murdered 43

by Laura C. Mallonee December 12, 2014December 12, 2014

Like many, Nevada-based artist Javier Sanchez was shaken by the disappearance and state-sanctioned murder of the 43 Mexican students this fall.

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“Dia de los Muertos” Meets Fast Food America

by Laura C. Mallonee April 29, 2014April 29, 2014

In the world of fast food art, there are Spanish-speaking Chihuahuas, bespectacled southern gentlemen, and hamburger-dealing clowns. Now, there’s a new and unlikely emblem of American gastronomy: a skeleton.

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