DíA DE LOS MUERTOS, October 2013
Each year, seventh grade spearheads the all-school ofrenda or altar in celebration of Día de los Muertos. This year, we looked to lotería cards for inspiration. After learning how to shade with ink (see Pipe Drawings), each student created a personal "card" by drawing an object that represents and honors a loved one who has passed away. See our tablas (gameboards) below!
From the Museum of Latin American Art:
“Lotería, a Bingo-style game, made its way from Italy through France and Spain before landing in Mexico at the end of the 18th century. Unlike Bingo, Lotería does not depend on numbers. Players must become familiar with a set of 54 images printed on a deck of cards.
The Lotería images with which we are most familiar were first developed in 1887 by the Don Clemente publishing house, currently located in Queretaro, Mexico. Before Don Clemente standardized the game, however, each region in Mexico played with a unique deck of cards that corresponded to its environment.
Artists in the U.S. and Mexico have embraced the iconic nature of the game and, like the Mexicans who first encountered the game, have developed unique decks that represent their distinctive regions or identities.”
Each year, seventh grade spearheads the all-school ofrenda or altar in celebration of Día de los Muertos. This year, we looked to lotería cards for inspiration. After learning how to shade with ink (see Pipe Drawings), each student created a personal "card" by drawing an object that represents and honors a loved one who has passed away. See our tablas (gameboards) below!
From the Museum of Latin American Art:
“Lotería, a Bingo-style game, made its way from Italy through France and Spain before landing in Mexico at the end of the 18th century. Unlike Bingo, Lotería does not depend on numbers. Players must become familiar with a set of 54 images printed on a deck of cards.
The Lotería images with which we are most familiar were first developed in 1887 by the Don Clemente publishing house, currently located in Queretaro, Mexico. Before Don Clemente standardized the game, however, each region in Mexico played with a unique deck of cards that corresponded to its environment.
Artists in the U.S. and Mexico have embraced the iconic nature of the game and, like the Mexicans who first encountered the game, have developed unique decks that represent their distinctive regions or identities.”