Fiesta at the Border

NameSculpture

Artist or maker Luis Tapia (born 1950)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CultureHispano

Date2007

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint, glue

DimensionsOverall: 24 x 22 1/16 x 19 1/2 in. (61 x 56 x 49.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.2010.22.1

Object numberA.2010.22.1

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionNearly square "Border Scene" with a closed gate separating two Mexican men on one side from well-to-do Anglo man and woman who accept tacos and chips from a tray held by a female Mexican servant. Two vultures sit on the gate, facing toward the Mexican side. One side of the gate reads "Welcome to the United States of America" and the other "Bienvenidos a los Estados Unidos de Mexico."