DepartmentLatin America
Esperanza - Maravilloso Jarabe para la Tos
NameWoodblock print
Maker
Esteban Silva
CulturePurépecha
Date2018
Place madePátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico, North America
MediumHandmade paper (waterlily), ink
Dimensions23 × 19 1/8 in. (58.4201 × 48.5776 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF collection, FA.2020.6.1
Object numberFA.2020.6.1
ProvenanceAcquired by curator during a field research trip to Michoacán in April, 2019.
DescriptionAn achoque (salamander) is floating in a lake. Above it is a banner that reads "maravillosa Jarabe para la tos" . Below is the word "esperanza". In the background is the island of Janitzio with a silhouette of the statue of Jose Maria Morelos.
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