DepartmentHispano

Cristo en Nueva York

NamePainting

Maker Nicholas Herrera (Hispano, born 1964)

CultureHispano

Date2002

Place madeEl Rito, New Mexico, United States, North America

Mediumpaint, wood

DimensionsOverall: 20 x 11 1/8 x 5/8 in. (50.8 x 28.2575 x 1.5875 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2002.29.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionChristo hanging from the Twin Towers' Trade Center in New York. Figure has green breech cloth and bleeding wounds on hands, shoulders, and legs. Two airplanes hit the top of the yellow and white checkerboard towers, burst into flames. Similar colored towers in the background have black satellite dish with white peace signs in them. Two sailboats bob in the blue waters of the harbor at the bottom. A green gowned Santa Barbara stands in the lower left with a heart in her right hand and a torch in her left, similar to the Statue of Liberty. The board has a rounded top, a large in each bottom corner, and a black edge. Signed and dated in the lower right.