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Carnegie Lunchtime Speaker Series: Descanse En Paz

Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records

October 8, 2009

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Descanse En Paz: Traditional Cemeteries and Handmade Grave Markers in the Southwest Presented by Dick George Despite recent population growth and cultural change in Arizona, some rural Southwesterners still choose to make memorials for their dead by hand. Though rarely intended as 'art,' the results are often a distinctive, if unrecognized, folk art that reflects both individual spiritual beliefs and widespread social values in the region. The handmade grave marker and the traditional cemeteries in which they still occur constitute open-air museums where we can begin to read some major cultural changes in the region over the last century. Drawing upon historical materials, original research and photographs, this presentation discusses the handmade grave marker as an expressive medium with its own individuality, creativity, recurrent themes and meaning.

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  October 8, 2009

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  Thursday 12:00pm

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  Carnegie Center Library

  1101 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85007

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