Retablo of Concepción Zapata
Retablo of Concepción Zapata

On view

Latin American Art

Retablo of Concepción Zapata,

1948

Artist unrecorded
2020-267

Information

Title
Retablo of Concepción Zapata
Dates

1948

Maker
Artist unrecorded
Medium
Oil on metal
Dimensions
14 × 19.5 cm (5 1/2 × 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias
Object Number
2020-267
Description

Dedico el presente RETABLO a la Sma. V. de San Juan de los Lagos por aberme salbado de un TEXANO me llebara, me escodi debajo de un arbol con mi hermanito ala orilla de la carretera. “Concepcion Zapata” S.L.P. Mayo 10 de 1948

I dedicate the present retablo to the Holiest Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos for having saved me from a Texan who tried to carry me off. I hid under a tree by the side of the road with my little brother. “Concepción Zapata.” San Luis Potosí. May 10, 1948

Culture
Mexican
Type
ex-votos, paintings
Materials
metal, oil paint
Techniques
painting (image-making)
Subject
votive images

Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias,Guadalajara, Mexico, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2020.

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