DepartmentHispano

Santa Cerveza

NameSculpture

Maker Luis Tapia (born 1950)

CultureHispano

Date1992

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

MediumWood, gesso, paint

DimensionsOverall: 19 1/2 x 18 x 10 3/8 in. (49.5 x 45.7 x 26.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Margot and Robert Linton, A.2006.67.1

Object numberA.2006.67.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionFoaming bottle of beer in dark brown bottle with red labels sitting on a two-level pedestal. top level red with blue sides, and bottom one is white with dark red sides. The bottle sits under a black open frame with red and blue drapes and "toothpick" fringe, and with an orange and green lunette. The large base is painted to represent grained boards, and the edge is red.