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FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
FIGURE GROUP
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE GROUP

NameFigure group
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 16 15/16 x 16 15/16 x 10 13/16 in. (43 x 43 x 27.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.751.
Object numberA.1979.3.751
DescriptionA ceramic Nacimiento or nativity scene. There is a green hill with many animals (birds and sheep) and angels around this semi-circular base. At the top there is a slab-built stable with the Holy Family.
Figure group, nativity
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDLESTICK
CA 1965, STAFF
Figure group series, village scenes
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
CA 1965, STAFF
Natividad
Lydia Garcia
2002
NATIVITY
Alexander Girard
CA 1965, STAFF
Figure group, market scene
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
CANDELABRUM
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
BUILDING, MODEL
CA 1960, STAFF