DepartmentTextiles-Hispano US

Piensando en Ti (Thinking of You)

NameDrawing; Paño

CultureHispano

Date1988

Place madeTexas, United States, North America

MediumCotton, ink

Dimensions15 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (40.5 × 40.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase from the Collection of Rudy Padilla, A.2022.41.5

Object numberA.2022.41.5

ProvenancePaños, or hand drawn works on handkerchiefs, particularly done in penitentiaries/prisons to give to loved ones. This collection was purchased with MNMF funds on June 20th, 1996, by Mariah Sacoman, previous Curator of Contemporary Hispanic Folk Art for the exhibition, “Paño Art from the `Inside’ Out” from July 21, 1996 - January 7, 1997, in the Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery. Rudy Padilla was a well-known paño and prison art collector, of which most of his collection was recently acquired by the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

DescriptionInk drawing on a square, white handkerchief. At the top of the drawing are the words "Piensando En Ti" in an elaborate script. In the background is a brick wall with a barred window. Throught the wall can be seen the face of a man which is very large in proportion to the wall. In front of the wall is a woman. She is wearing minimal clothing, so her stomach and legs are exposed. In front of her are two open scrolls and a wine glass. The scroll on the left reads, "Someday Will Be Together", and the right one says, "Smile Now Cry Later", both in cursive script. Behind the woman are various images, including: flowers, a bird, a clock, a spiderweb, roses and what appear to be bubbles.