San José and Child

NameBulto

Artist Charles M. Carrillo (born 1956)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

Date1997

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, gesso, pinon sap, tin

Dimensions20 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 5 7/16 in. (52 × 23.5 × 13.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Karl Mendel, A.2014.2.19

Object numberA.2014.2.19a-d

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionStanding hollow frame male Saint dressed in a long turquoise garment with a gold band around the bottom. Removable tin crown. He holds a staff with floral carving on top in his right hand, and a detachable child sits on his left arm. Figure sits on a thin base bordered in black. "My first hollow frame male saint, 1997" written on bottom.