A recent article was published in CNN.com that featured Evelyn Orantes and Joaquin Newman and their experience with Days of the Dead. An excerpt shares Evelyn’s thoughts on the impact of these current times under Covid: "My family, friends or my community couldn't necessarily all go to Washington, DC, to witness what we do there," Orantes said. "But now, we get to share our traditions and our stories and our work with a really broad audience."
Honoring Ancestors
Celebrating Dias de Los Muertos at NMAI Virutal Celebrations
Forrealism at Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
Catch Evelyn Orantes and Joaquin Newman as they share their traditions for Días de Los Muertos at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian Virutal Celebration. The premier is Saturday, October 31, 2020 on YouTube.
Catch it here on YouTube!
Merging of traditions
Day of the Dead meets the Nostalgia of Baseball
Forrealism Artist Joaquin Newman featured in The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts
Forrealism Artist Joaquin Newman has been painting calaveras (skeletons) for over 15 years as part of celebrating the culture of Dias de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in California. His art was recently featured in The SABR Journal of Baseball Arts, “Turnstyle” to accompany the stories that relate these artworks and baseball with spirit of honoring ancestors, family, and memories related to baseball and the Chicano tradition of “Los Muertos.”
Turnstyle is the journal of baseball arts and literature produced by SABR's Baseball and the Arts Research Committee. Turnstyle combines poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction with baseball-themed art and illustration. In Issue 2, Turnstyle features an exploration of the art of Joaquin Newman, an Oakland-based artist who combined the Mexican tradition of calaveras (skeleton paintings for Day of the Dead) with baseball cards for a series of paintings, one of which graces the issue's front cover.
Baseball Author Anthony Salazar writes about Joaquin Newman and his journey in the article “The Integration of Baseball Cards and Chicano Pop Art: An Appreciation and Interpretation”.