DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Door

NameDoor, Screen

Maker José Dolores López (American, 1868 - 1937)

CultureSpanish

Date1929

Place madeNORTHEN, NEW MEXICO, United States, NORTH AMERICA

Mediumpine, paint, nails

DimensionsOverall: 75 x 1 15/16 in. (190.5 x 5 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.1975.24.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

ProvenanceUsed by artist, kept within family. Variety of decorative motifs on tfront of all members serve as a sisual catalogue of artist's reptoire. Vender, Gloria Lopez is granddaughter of the artist. References: 1) E. Boyd, "Popular Arts of Sp New Mexico", p. 261. CF Screen door at the home of the late Lois Field, 2 Cerro Gorso Rd, Santa Fe New Mexico. 2) Tey Marianna Nunn, "Sin Nombre, Hispana and Hispano Artists of the New Deal Era", p. 151, photo plate of three doors by the maker.

DescriptionPuerta. Four-sided frame rebated together with seven interior horizonal elements. Geometric carving on all front surfaces including door knob and individual letters.Letters of inscription are separate pieces dowelled in place. Discription: Geometric carving on all front surfaces including door knob and individual letters. Letters are panted blue, three carved trees painted green, upright carven posts painted blue, one green knob, one green leaf, one unpainted leaf: all of the above placed between horizontal cross pieces. Top rail with relief carved zig-zag deciration. Upper 1/3 is missing pieces. "T" in Pat is broken, large leaf broken off, small leaf missing. Letters include, "PATPOR", JDL, CORDOVA, NM.