DepartmentLatin America
ANIMAL
NameAnimal
Maker
Candelario Medrano
(1918 - 1986)
DateCA 1960, STAFF
Place madeSANTA CRUZ DE LAS HUERTAS, Jalisco, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, Paint
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/8 x 18 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. (43.5 x 47 x 20 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1979.5.73.
Object numberA.1979.5.73
DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of an animal, likely a lion. It is earthenware, brightly painted yellow with blue and pink trim, and it is varnished. It is standing, ferocious look with tongue extended, Medrano workshop.
