Mary Jane Magdalena

NameSculpture

Maker Arthur López (born 1971)

CultureHispanic-American, Hispano

Date2009

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

MediumWood, gesso, paints, glass beads

Dimensions19 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 5 7/8 in. (49.2 × 21.6 × 14.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Parks Gallery

Object numberFA.2011.4.1

DescriptionStanding haloed female figure on flower edged base. Long brown haired woman flashes peace sign with left hand, and holds her banded peasant skirt with her right.On her right wrist is a beaded bracelet. She also wears a gathered white peasant blouse with red and gold pattern, a blue headband, and has bare feet. A small brown lobed and lidded vessel sits next to her left foot on the three tiered base, which has a dotted green top edge, flower painted sides, and a blue bottom level.