DepartmentLatin America
FIGURE
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 4 13/16 x 7 3/8 in. (22 x 12.2 x 18.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.879.
Object numberA.1979.3.879
DescriptionA ceramic figure in the shape of a priest. The priest wears a white and black robe, and a pink and yellow cape. He has his arms raised and holds a book in his left hand. Martinez workshop.
