DepartmentHispano

Doña Sebastiana on Marigolds

NameDoor, Painting

Maker Nicolette Vigil

Date2016

Place madeEspanola, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, Paint

Dimensions78 3/4 × 35 1/4 × 1 3/4 in. (200 × 89.5 × 4.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, purchase with partial funds from Dan Prall, FA.2016.70.1

Object numberFA.2016.70.1

DescriptionHand constructed and painted door. The central panel of this full-sized door contains a painted image of Doña Sebastiana. She is a skeleton dressed in loose garments in shades of gray with a pink and blue corset. On her shoulder is a quiver with arrows. She is standing on a mound of orange marigolds with green foliage. The frame is unpainted.