DepartmentLatin America
FIGURE GROUP
NameFigure Group
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 10 7/16 x 9 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (26.5 x 24 x 9.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.766X.
Object numberA.1979.3.766X
DescriptionCeramic sculptures in the shape of horse and riders. Each horse has a man, woman, and child seated on top. There is a bird coming out of the heads of the men. The figures are painted white with blue, red, green, and black. Martinez workshop.
