NHM Online Presents: L.A. at Play, an exploration of creators and collectors of figurines and dolls that connect to L.A. history, culture, and fandoms.

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To Ofelia Esparza and her daughter Rosanna Esparza Ahrens, dolls are much more than simple playthings. Through their practice as artists and altaristas (altar-makers), Rosanna and Ofelia regularly use dolls as conduits of heritage, memory, and self-identity. Ofelia Esparza is legendary in the arts and culture scene of Los Angeles. For more than seventy years, in the same neighborhood in East Los Angeles, she has been enlivening the minds and spirits of the global community that is Los Angeles through her work both as an artist and as an educator. Ofelia’s preferred medium is the Mexican Day of the Dead-inspired ofrenda (altar). Rosanna also shares her mother’s passion for creating bespoke ofrendas.

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