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Catalog Number |
2008.09.61a-b |
Title |
Vanity / La Catrina |
Artist |
Castillo, Alfonso |
Date |
1993 |
Medium |
Terra-cotta, wire, acrylic paint |
Material |
Terra-cotta, wire, acrylic paint |
Dimensions |
H-23 W-7.5 D-13.25 inches |
Accession number |
2008.09 |
Description |
Standing figure of a skeleton in Victorian dress and hat holding a bouquet of calla lilies. Intricately painted apron with floral lattice design. Barrio of San Martin, Izucar de Matamoros, Puebla Mexico Alfonso Castillo Orta (1944–2009) was a Mexican potter from the ceramics town of Izúcar de Matamoros, Puebla, whose work made the ceramics of this area internationally known. He was particularly known for his trees of life sculptures and received various awards for his work, including the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes in 1996. The artisan's work has been exhibited in venues in Mexico, such as the Amparo Museum and in various other countries, especially in the United States where he had exhibitions in Chicago, Dallas, New York, Washington, San Diego, Philadelphia and other cities starting in 1988, as well as Germany, Austria and Spain. Castillo Orta's work received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Premio Nacional de Artesanías “Las Manos de México” of FONART in 1993 and the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes directly from President Ernesto Zedillo in 1996. |
Caption |
Vanity / La Catrina |
Culture |
Mexico |
Collection |
Boeckman Collection |
Cataloged by |
Harris, Stephanie |
Credit Line |
Tyler Museum of Art, Gift of Laura and Dan Boeckman, Dallas |
Source |
Boeckman, Laura and Dan;; Boeckman, Laura and Dan |