Past Event
Saturday, October 25, 2008, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
"Grave Matters: The Symbolism of Gravestone Art"
1649 El Prado, Suite 3, San Diego, 92101
Cost: $15 - $20
Why do angels, flowers, columns, willows, and urns appear on gravestones? What do they mean? SDSU anthropology professor Seth Mallios discusses these images and beliefs held by people who chose them to be carved in stone as a permanent remembrance. After lecture at Museum of San Diego History, meet at Mount Hope Cemetery (3751 Market Street) for in situ look at gravestone imagery. Reservations: 619-232-6203 x129.