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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of House of a Different Color.

Ceramic Church

San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of House of a Different Color.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of House of a Different Color.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Ansen Seale.

Ceramic Church

Artist: (Mexican, died 1988)
Date: c. 1980
Medium: Painted clay
Dimensions:
41 1/4 x 25 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. (104.8 x 63.8 x 34 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Horse of a Different Color
Object number: 88.67
Label Text
Ceramicist Candelario Medrano was best known for his colorful “toys,” which portray small human figures atop fantastical arks, ships, and in churches. These pieces are actually quite delicate and were made for display rather than for play. Medrano was part of a community of celebrated ceramic artists from the town of Santa Cruz de las Huertas, located in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.

Candelario Medrano fue conocido por sus "juguetes" que retratan a pequeñas figuras humanas sobre arcas, barcos e iglesias con formas fantásticas y colores brillantes. Estas obras son delicadas y fueron hechas para exhibirse, más que para jugar con ellas. Medrano formó parte de una comunidad de ceramistas célebres de Santa Cruz de las Huertas, un pueblo localizado en estado de Jalisco, México.

(LA, 2020)
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