DepartmentHispano

Untitled (Life Scenes)

NamePaño

Artist Melvin Sedillo

CultureHispano

Date9/21/1996

Probably madeNew Mexico State Penetentiary, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumcotton hankerchief cloth, ink

Credit LineGift of Rudy Padilla

Object numberA.2022.50.7

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionLife scenes (Upper Left to Lower Right) Graveyeard with skeleton (calavera), corn with two chickens, House with truck and a mailbox, farming scene with water pump and red peppers growing, portrait of a woman and man, then six symbols with broken heart, rose, ring, house, and tools.