Friday, November 26, 2010

(folk)art spotting in Siouxland 1


Above: Mexican painted terracotta on a kitchen cabinet door. 2007.
Below: Mexican bas relief of Archangel Raphael, patron saint of travelers, young people seeking a spouse, and folks seeking their calling in life. Painted papier mache over carved styrofoam. 1983. Brought from Guanajuato, Mexico. The fish and staff are standard iconography, but note the inverted wings. Hung over a crib.

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