DepartmentLatin America

FIGURE GROUP

NameFigure Group

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 5 5/16 x 5 1/8 x 2 5/16 in. (13.5 x 13 x 5.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.916.

Object numberA.1979.3.916

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of a rider on a bull. The base color of the ceramic is white, and it is decorated with multiple colors. The rider wears a red shirt and blue pants. The bull is decorated with multicolored lines and dots. The rider has a bird coming out of his head. Martinez workshop.