DepartmentTextiles-Hispano US

Raza (The Race)

NameDrawing; Paño

Artist Pat Mora

CultureHispano

Datec. 1990

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumCotton, colored inks

Dimensions16 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (41.5 × 41.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase from the Collection of Rudy Padilla, A.2022.41.13

Object numberA.2022.41.13

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.

DescriptionDrawing on square, white handkerchief. Image of a man and woman kissing in the background. The man has a mustache and is wearing a black bandana, and the woman has dark hair and red lipstick. In the bottom lefthand corner is the front end of a red car. In the top righthard corner is the face of what appears to be a clown wearing a headband and dramatic makeup. Below the clown is figure of a man facing away. In the bottom righthand corner is the word "RAZA" is large block letters. The piece is signed right below "RAZA".