DepartmentTextiles-Hispano US

Reach out for Jesus

NameDrawing; Paño

CultureHispano

Datec. 1970

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

MediumCotton, colored inks

Dimensions16 1/8 × 15 3/8 in. (41 × 39 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase from the Collection of Rudy Padilla, A.2022.41.14

Object numberA.2022.41.14

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. Image of a face, the left half is a skull and the right half is flesh. Behind the skull side are spiderwebs, a syringe, a fence with barbed wire, and a guard tower and the words, "THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST HE IS A NEW CREATION; THE OLD HAS GONE THE NEW HAS COME!". On the flesh side, the has a mustache and dark hair. Next to the face are the words, "REACH OUT FOR JESUS", and a hand coming in from the top corner. Made in the New Mexico State Penitentiary, Santa Fe.No initials or signature