Don Quixote Riding Rocinante with 10 Skeleton Figures

NameSculpture, Mobile

Maker Pedro Linares (1906 - 1992)

Dateca. 1980

Place madeMexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, North America

MediumPapier-mâché, wood, paint

DimensionsOverall (overall (a)): 24 7/16 x 12 5/8 x 9 7/16 in. (62 x 32 x 24 cm)
Overall (overall (b)): 76 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. (194 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm)
Overall (overall (c)): 29 15/16 x 51 3/16 x 14 3/16 in. (76 x 130 x 36 cm)
Overall (overall (d)): 24 7/16 x 12 5/8 x 9 7/16 in. (62 x 32 x 24 cm)
Overall (overall (e)): 22 1/16 x 9 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (56 x 25 x 22 cm)
Overall (overall (f)): 22 13/16 x 14 3/16 x 7 1/2 in. (58 x 36 x 19 cm)
Overall (overall (g)): 20 1/2 x 12 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (52 x 32 x 20 cm)
Overall (overall (h)): 21 5/8 x 6 11/16 x 17 5/16 in. (55 x 17 x 44 cm)
Overall (overall (i)): 19 11/16 x 14 15/16 x 9 7/16 in. (50 x 38 x 24 cm)
Overall0 (overall (j)): 22 1/16 x 13 x 11 in. (56 x 33 x 28 cm)
Overall (overall (k)): 21 1/4 x 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (54 x 32 x 25 cm)
Overall (overall (l)): 23 5/8 x 5 7/8 x 14 9/16 in. (60 x 15 x 37 cm)
Overall (overall (m)): 24 7/16 x 10 5/8 x 14 9/16 in. (62 x 27 x 37 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Laura and Daniel Boeckman in Honor of Elizabeth Boeckman, FA.2008.68.1a-m

Object numberFA.2008.68.1a-m

DescriptionDon Quixote mobile figure group, all painted white with black details. A. Large Don Quixote skeleton figure holding lance. Painted white and black with gold breast plate and black cut-out at hat front. Dowel at bottom to connect to horse. B. Lance, white with gold tip and black joints. C. Skeleton horse. Hole in back to allow Don Quixote to attach. D. Skeleton figure with outstretched arms and wide open mouth. E. Skeleton figure with arms in upward position. Wide-opened mouth, sitting position with head turned to the right. F. Skeleton figure with outstretched arms and right leg forward. Wide-opened mouth. G. Skeleton figure with arms stretched out and back, chest jutting out. Wide-opened mouth. H. Skeleton figure with wide-opened mouth, arms and legs in running position. I. Skeleton figure with outstretched arms, upper right arm downward, left leg forward, wide-opened mouth. J. Skeleton figure with upraised arms, left leg forward, wide-opened mouth. Hair painted on temples and crown. Large black spot on lower left rib-cage. K. Skeleton figure with arms in upward position, legs akimbo, wide-opened mouth. No nose. L. Skeleton figure with wide-opened mouth, one arm outstretched in front of face and one arm forward. Cross painted on skull. M. Skeleton figure with upward outstretched arms and wide-opened mouth.
See Guadalupe Posada print that Dan Boeckman donated to IFAF in 2004 (FA.2004.31.1)