Created by artists expressing their feelings about current events.
These books acknowledge and record a history
that will affect
all people of conscience.
"The floor of the church was covered
with Pine needles and the air was clouded by a rich incense, Copal. Many people were there in a
respectful way to appreciate and to commemorate; to remember their own people, their
families, their fathers and mothers and grandparents and children who had died."
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Paseo de la Muerte
Day of the Dead in Oaxaca
A portfolio of prints by Sam Kerson
Printed by Katah at her Atelier du Livre
in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
All linoleum block prints
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A total of 42 prints,
of which 32 are the main images.
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Image size 9 X 12 inches
(Plus: musicians, texts, colophons, title page, etc.)
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Presented in a custom-made box,
17.5 X 27 X 2.5 inches
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Printed on Hahnemühle Paper 300 g/m2, 16 X 24 inches
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ISBN: 978-1-989572-09-2
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The Bruce Peel Special Collections (U of Alberta, Canada)
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Thomas Fisher rare book library (U of Toronto, Canada)
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U of Arizona Special Collections (USA)
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The British Library, London, UK (Latin American Collection)​​
Collected by:
>> the portfolio of original prints includes a companion paperback book full of thoughts, stories, testimonies, and accounts of Dia de los Muertos and the Rio de la Vida
>>> Scroll down to view all the prints
$4,700 USD
El Paseo de la Muerte was exhibited at:
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Galeria Gubixia, Union Hidalgo, Mexico November 2023
engravings by Sam Kerson, printed and hand pulled by Katah
