Images(3)

DepartmentLatin America

Figure series, cactus

NameModel

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

Datec. 1960

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, paint

Dimensions11 7/8 × 3 15/16 × 3 15/16 in. (30.2 × 10 × 10 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.830X

Object numberA.1979.3.830X

DescriptionHand-built with circular slab base, on wood base by Girard, painted green with black or yellow design, Saguaro cactus. // $20 ea. Martinez Workshop.

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Figure series, trees with birds

Herón Martínez Mendoza

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Herón Martínez Mendoza

c. 1960

Figure group series, oxen plowing field

Herón Martínez Mendoza

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Herón Martínez Mendoza

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Figure group series, corral with building, animals, and farmer

Herón Martínez Mendoza

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Herón Martínez Mendoza

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Herón Martínez Mendoza

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Herón Martínez Mendoza

c. 1960