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CANDELABRUM
CANDELABRUM
CANDELABRUM
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

CANDELABRUM

NameCandelabrum
Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 x 16 15/16 x 9 7/16 in. (52 x 43 x 24 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.863.
Object numberA.1979.3.863
DescriptionCeramic candelabrum with three candleholders. There are stacked figures at the center as well as figures seated at either side. Animals hang down from the structure by string. The candelabrum is painted in a red slip. Martinez workshop.
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
CA 1950, A. GIRARD
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
CA 1950, A. GIRARD
CANDELABRUM
CA 1920, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
CA 1960, STAFF
CANDELABRUM
Herón Martínez Mendoza
CA 1965, STAFF