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Lawyer and Client
Lawyer and Client
Lawyer and Client
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Lawyer and Client

NameFigure Group
Maker D. Vitalino (born 1963)
Date1956 - 1963
Place madeCaruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions6 1/8 × 5 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (15.5 × 14 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.2.159
Object numberA.1980.2.159
DescriptionHand-built. Male lawyer sits at desk, using typewriter. Sign on desk in white and black letters, Dr. Advogado. Male client sits on chair beside desk, one hand on chest. Incised details.
Tramp art desk with electrified lamps
Artist Not Recorded
1930-1950
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Artist Not Recorded
St. Jerome
Santiago Matta
Child's desk
Artist Not Recorded
Early to mid-20th century
FIGURE, FANTASY
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Artist Not Recorded
Santo Niño de Atocha
Artist Not Recorded
19th Century
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF