DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Tramp art shrine

NameTramp art shrine

CultureFrench Canadian

Date1950s

Place madeSt. Isidore, Ontario, Canada, North America

MediumWood (pine), gold radiator paint, satin, plaster, fabric flowers, glass, gold tinsel

Dimensions36 5/8 × 24 × 12 in. (93 × 61 × 30.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2015.41.1

Object numberFA.2015.41.1

ProvenancePurchased in 2015 by Eric Zafran from Artisans, Mentone, Alabama, then gifted to MOIFA.

DescriptionLarge tramp art shrine painted gold. Covered in notched, geometric pieces. Front of the shrine has a small fence around the edges. Center niche contains plaster Madonna, niche is padded with fabirc and decorated with fabric flowers and gold tinsel. Glass in the niche is painted with the flowers in the corners. Finials on the roof and side collumns. Shrine is topped by a cross.