DepartmentTextiles-Hispano US

Mary and Jesus

NameDrawing; Paño

CultureHispano

Date1986

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

MediumCotton, colored pencils and ink

Dimensions16 5/16 × 16 1/8 in. (41.5 × 41 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Museum Purchase from the Collection of Rudy Padilla, A.2022.41.17

Object numberA.2022.41.17

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.

DescriptionDrawing on square, white handkerchief. Image of The Virgin Mary and Jesus. The Virgin is shown as a full body depiction wearing a blue mantle with yellow stars and a blue dress, with her hands in prayer. Jesus is depicted as a head wearing the crown of thorns, bleeding from two puncture wounds on his forehead and looking up. The two figures are being held up by a small angel or cherub.