DepartmentHispano
Owl with Kangaroo Rat
NameSculpture
Artist
Leroy Ortega
CultureHispanic
Dateca. 1989
Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint, gesso, glue
Dimensions35 1/16 × 26 × 22 1/16 in. (89 × 66 × 56 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Ann Pollock, FA.2013.17.1
Object numberFA.2013.17.1
DescriptionPainted flying spotted owl reaching for a kangaroo rat in a desert setting with four cacti on an unpainted slab of wood. Rat has brown back and white front and legs. Cacti are green with some spines, one cactus in front has a pink bloom.
Joe Ortega
CA 1960, STAFF
CA 1960, STAFF
ca. 1848