Fête des Morts, Mexico (Day of the Dead, Mexico)

Édouard Boubat, artist

1923–1999

Fête des Morts, Mexico (Day of the Dead, Mexico), 1980

Portfolio/Series title: Edouard Boubat portfolio

Where object was made: France

Material/technique: gelatin silver print

Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 23.7 x 35.6 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 9 5/16 x 14 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 16 x 20 in

Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Myers

Accession number: 1983.0169

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Exhibition Label:
"Signs of Faith: Photographs from the Collection," Oct-2001, Elissa L.Anderson
Boubat’s photograph records a common element of Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival. A small child wearing a mask pretends to bury loved ones beneath a decorated canopy. This practice is one of the social events organized for this sacred and secular festival, which was also documented in photographs by Manuel Alvarez Bravo.