DepartmentLatin America
Figure, man with raised hand
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 13/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/4 in. (12.3 × 6 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.808
Object numberA.1981.38.808
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Figure has black hair, eyes, shoes, and buttons on shirt; wears a grey shirt and yellow trousers; stands on a yellow base, wire supports extend from base into legs. Right arm is raised as if in greeting.
