DepartmentLatin America

BUILDING, MODEL

NameBuilding, Model

Maker Herón Martínez Mendoza (Mexican, 1918 - 1990)

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America

MediumCeramic, Paint

DimensionsOverall: 25 3/16 x 10 x 14 7/8 in. (64 x 25.4 x 37.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.3.934X.

Object numberA.1979.3.934X

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionCeramic building models of shrines. The base paint color is white and is decorated with bright, multicolored designs. The shrines have two towers, one dome, and there are figures inside and outside the building. There are birds on top of one of the buildings. Martinez workshop.