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: 5 7/8 x 5 1/4 x 2 5/16 in. (15 x 13.3 x 5.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.915.
Object numberA.1979.3.915
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a man standing in a shallow dish. The edge of the dish is scalloped and blue. A tree is painted on the center of the dish. The male wears a light purple shirt and dark purple pants and has a serape over his shoulder. Martinez workshop.
