La Catrina Speaks: Political Discourse and Dia de los Muertos

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

La Catrina Speaks: Political Discourse and Dia de los Muertos
La Catrina Speaks: Political Discourse and Dia de los Muertos
Brittany Keegan, curator
Watkins Museum of History, Lawrence, Kansas

La Catrina Speaks: Political Discourse and Dia de los Muertos uses artifacts on loan from the Spencer Museum of Art to show how the Mexican holiday Day of the Dead gave voice to political, cultural, and social concerns. Artifacts drawn from the museum’s collection illustrate how residents of Douglas County have expressed their political views. By exploring how citizens in the past expressed their concerns La Catrina Speaks encourages Lawrencians to voice their beliefs on today’s important issues. La Catrina Speaks will be open October 31 - December 26, 2014.

Works of art

Vota por el Partido Que Dicte tu Conciencia. Y si Gana el PRI No es Culpa Tuya ( Vote your conscience, and if the PRI wins, it is not your fault.) [miniature confessional scene with a priest and the devil]
Vota por el Partido Que Dicte tu Conciencia. Y si Gana el PRI No es Culpa Tuya ( Vote your conscience, and if the PRI wins, it is not your fault.) [miniature confessional scene with a priest and the devil]
Vota por el Partido Que Dicte tu Conciencia. Y si Gana el PRI No es Culpa Tuya ( Vote your conscience, and if the PRI wins, it is not your fault.) [miniature confessional scene with a priest and the devil]
1985–1995
Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral]
Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral]
Soy Mariachi, No Guerrillero ( I'm a Mariachi, not a guerrilla) [miniature scene of a funeral]
1985–1995
La Miscelánea Fiscal (This Fiscal Miscellany) [miniature drugstore counter scene with two skeleton customers]
La Miscelánea Fiscal (This Fiscal Miscellany) [miniature drugstore counter scene with two skeleton customers]
La Miscelánea Fiscal (This Fiscal Miscellany) [miniature drugstore counter scene with two skeleton customers]
1985–1995
Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers]
Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers]
Que Vivan Las Gorditas, Que Mueran Las Hamburguesas ( Long live the tortilla, death to the hamburger!) [miniature scene depicting a tortillería with three workers]
1985–1995
Gracias Al Tratado de Libre Comercio (Thanks to the free-trade treaty) [miniature shopping scene with three female skeletons]
Gracias Al Tratado de Libre Comercio (Thanks to the free-trade treaty) [miniature shopping scene with three female skeletons]
Gracias Al Tratado de Libre Comercio (Thanks to the free-trade treaty) [miniature shopping scene with three female skeletons]
1985–1995
Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home]
Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home]
Los Amigos Americanos (Our American friends) [miniature scene depicting two Americans at home]
1985–1995
Canasta Básica (miniature scene of three female skeletons playing cards)
Canasta Básica (miniature scene of three female skeletons playing cards)
Canasta Básica (miniature scene of three female skeletons playing cards)
1985–1995
El Chango del Cilindrero (The organ-grinder's monkey) [miniature scene depicting a skeleton with an organ grinder and monkey]
El Chango del Cilindrero (The organ-grinder's monkey) [miniature scene depicting a skeleton with an organ grinder and monkey]
El Chango del Cilindrero (The organ-grinder's monkey) [miniature scene depicting a skeleton with an organ grinder and monkey]
1985–1995
Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students]
Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students]
Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students]
1985–1995
Viva la Muerte (Long live death!) [miniature scene depicting a mariachi band]
Viva la Muerte (Long live death!) [miniature scene depicting a mariachi band]
Viva la Muerte (Long live death!) [miniature scene depicting a mariachi band]
1985–1995
Felipe Linares (born 1936), Catrina figure
Felipe Linares (born 1936), Catrina figure
Felipe Linares (born 1936)
Catrina figure
1955–1995
catrina figure
catrina figure
catrina figure
1985–1995