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CANDLESTICK
CANDLESTICK
CANDLESTICK
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

CANDLESTICK

NameCandlestick
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 5 5/16 x 3 1/4 in. (14 x 13.5 x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.767.
Object numberA.1979.3.767
DescriptionHand-built ceramic candlestick with the motif of a child playing. There is a child sliding down the back of a dog, a bird is attached to the dog's head, and there are two plants. Martinez workshop.
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
BANK
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure group, pottery vendor
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
FIGURE GROUP
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
WHISTLE
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
ANIMAL
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
Figure series, trees with birds
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1960
Building, one floor yellow and blue rectangle
Herón Martínez Mendoza
c. 1955