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Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Janitzio,
1954

Bernice Kolko, 1904–1970; born Grajewo, Poland; died Mexico City, Mexico

2021-23

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Title

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Janitzio

Dates

1954

Maker

Bernice Kolko

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

image: 19.4 × 19.7 cm (7 5/8 × 7 3/4 in.) sheet: 25.4 × 20.3 cm (10 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, gift of David and Kathryn Richardson, parents of Andrew Richardson, Class of 1992, and Matthew Richardson, Class of 1997, in memory of Peter C. Bunnell

Object Number

2021-23

Place Made

North America, Mexico, Michoacán, Janitzio

Culture

American

Type

gelatin silver prints, photographs

Techniques

gelatin silver process

Subject

women, faces, commemorations, holidays, rituals (events), children (people by age group), candles, night

[Charles Isaacs Photographs]; purchased by Princeton University Art Museum, January 2021.

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Bernice Kolko (1904–1970; born Grajewo, Poland; died Mexico City, Mexico), Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Janitzio, 1954. Gelatin silver print; 19.4 × 19.7 cm (image), 25.4 × 20.3 cm (sheet). Museum purchase, gift of David and Kathryn Richardson, parents of Andrew Richardson, Class of 1992, and Matthew Richardson, Class of 1997, in memory of Peter C. Bunnell (2021-23) https://artmuseum-beta.princeton.edu/art/collections/objects/137826

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