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: 5 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 5/16 in. (13.5 x 13 x 5.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.916.
Object numberA.1979.3.916
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a rider on a bull. The base color of the ceramic is white, and it is decorated with multiple colors. The rider wears a red shirt and blue pants. The bull is decorated with multicolored lines and dots. The rider has a bird coming out of his head. Martinez workshop.
