DepartmentLatin America

CANDELABRUM

NameCandelabrum

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 23 1/4 x 14 1/8 x 14 7/8 in. (59 x 35.8 x 37.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.933.

Object numberA.1979.3.933

DescriptionA hand-built ceramic candelabrum sculpture of Adam and Eve standing beneath a tree. The sculpture has a base color of white and it has a multicoored design of green and red leaves, fruit, and a red serpent. The figures stand on a circular base and both have black hair. The candelabrum has five candleholders. Martinez workshop