DepartmentLatin America
FIGURE, FANTASY
NameFigure, Fantasy
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/16 x 2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (15.4 x 7 x 6.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.772.
Object numberA.1979.3.772
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of an angel. It is built with a tan clay and a red and white slip. It has white wings and robe and it is standing on a square slab base. The belt is red. Martinez workshop.
