DepartmentLatin America
Figure series, women playing guitars
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1960
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (11.5 × 5 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.776X
Object numberA.1981.38.776X
DescriptionMold made, pinched, painted. Standing woman with bell-shaped long skirt, holds tan guitar. White skin, black hair in braids. One with yellow blouse, one with pink jacket; both with striped skirt. // $10 ea.