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: 9 7/16 x 6 11/16 x 7 1/2 in. (24 x 17 x 19 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.854.

Object numberA.1979.3.854

DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a group of people in a procession. There are four male figures carrying a platform with a figure of an angel and flowers on top of the platform. The base paint is white and there are multicolor painted decorations, especially on the base. The figures at the front wear brown pants and blue shirts while the two figures at the back wear pink shirts with blue pants. Martinez workshop.