Niño Escondido (Christ child enthroned)

NameSculpture

Maker Juan Amadeo Sanchez (1901 - 1969)

CultureHispano

DateJuly 1939

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumwood, glue, gesso, paint, glass, wire

DimensionsOverall: 17 5/8 x 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (44.7675 x 26.035 x 13.335 cm)

Credit LineLoan from the Fine Arts Collection, U.S. General Services Administration WPA, Federal Art Project, 1935-1943

Object numberL.2018.2.27

DescriptionNiño Escondido, original at Cordova Church, copied by Juan A. Sanchez, For Federal Art Projects, WPA, July 1939.

A kneeling, painted, male figure in brown and red against a yellow background inside a red frame is attached at an angle to a green glass-enclosed nicho with two circular flower designs at top. A kneeling, painted, female figure in brown, red, and black against a yellow background inside a red frame is also attached at an angle on the right side of the nicho. The two s-shaped pieces are attached to the tops of the two frames and are joined under the top of the nicho. Inside the nicho is a naked, carved child. The whole "altar" sits on a four level pedestal painted in green, black, red, and yellow.