Object number:
2022.1.1580
Object name:
mailer; poster; work on paper
Title:
La Flor y La Calavera
Production organization:
The Oakland Museum of California
Date made:
2000
Material/Technique:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H: 11.125 in, W: 18.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of the Terrazas Martin Family on behalf of Margaret Terrazas-Santos
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
Multicolored offset lithograph on paper. Two sided.
Content description:
Poster for an Day of the Dead event and exhibition titled La Flor y La Calavera, at the Oakland Museum of California in 2000. Central image is divided in two, half flower surrounded by purple and half skull surrounded by red, with green spiraling vines joining both halves. Text reads "Oakland Museum of California / La Flor y La Calavera / Altars and Offerings for the Day of the Dead / October 14 - November 26, 2000" Poster is a mailer, verso has return address, postage, and the Oakland Museum of California logo.
Concepts:
Day of the Dead; skull; flower
Places:
Oakland, California
Organizations:
The Oakland Museum of California
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