DepartmentHispano
Santa Cerveza
NameSculpture
Artist or maker
Luis Tapia
(born 1950)
Collective/Group
NEA National Heritage Fellow
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
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.
