DepartmentTextiles-Hispano US

El Sur

NameDrawing; Paño

Artist Pat Mora

CultureHispano

Datec. 1990

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

MediumCotton, ink

Dimensions15 15/16 × 16 5/16 in. (40.5 × 41.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase from the Collection of Rudy Padilla, A.2022.41.3

Object numberA.2022.41.3

ProvenancePaños, or hand drawn works on handkerchiefs, particularly done in penitentiaries/prisons to give to loved ones. This collection was purchased with MNMF funds on June 20th, 1996, by Mariah Sacoman, previous Curator of Contemporary Hispanic Folk Art for the exhibition, “Paño Art from the `Inside’ Out” from July 21, 1996 - January 7, 1997, in the Hispanic Heritage Wing Changing Gallery. Rudy Padilla was a well-known paño and prison art collector, of which most of his collection was recently acquired by the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque.

DescriptionBlack and white image of a man and woman embracing on a square, white handkerchief. Handkerchief has lines parallel to each side that cross at the corners and leave an open space in the middle. The man and woman are shown in profile, with the woman in the foreground. She has long hair and has a single round earring in her ear. The man has a mustache, is muscular and is wearing a bandana around his forehead. He is holding a piece of cloth that is wrapped around the woman. There are five black and white flowers to the left of the couple.