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: 9 7/16 x 4 1/2 x 6 5/16 in. (24 x 11.5 x 16 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.919.
Object numberA.1979.3.919
DescriptionA ceramic sculpture of acrobats. A girl in yellow stands on a boy's head. A bird hangs from each of the figures' hands. Nine animals are around the acrobats on the base. The sculpture is brightly painted. Martinez Workshop.
CA 1950, A. GIRARD
CA 1965, STAFF
