San Pasqual

NameSculpture

(not entered)Sculpture

Artist Anita Romero Jones (1930 - 2013)

CultureHispanic-American

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, gesso, paint, beans, cotton, cotton cord, leather, glue

Dimensions12 1/16 × 13 × 5 5/8 in. (30.7 × 33 × 14.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Marlene Nathan Meyerson, A.2012.42.8

Object numberA.2012.42.8

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionTonsured male saint dressed in a brown robe stands on a blue cheese cutting board. He has a cotton fringe of hair and eyebrows,wears a white cotton string belt, and holds a carved apple in his hands, which are held at his waist. On the board around his feet are five tortillas, a pot of beans (with real dried kidney beans), two red chiles, a round of cheese with a wedge cut out of it, and a rectangular slice of membrillo (quince paste). On bottom of base is written in black "San Pasqual, Anita Romero Jones, Santa Fe."