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: 10 7/16 x 9 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (26.5 x 24 x 9.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.766X.

Object numberA.1979.3.766X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCeramic sculptures in the shape of horse and riders. Each horse has a man, woman, and child seated on top. There is a bird coming out of the heads of the men. The figures are painted white with blue, red, green, and black. Martinez workshop.