Retablo of Josefina Rivera
Retablo of Josefina Rivera

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Latin American Art

Retablo of Josefina Rivera,

1954

Artist unrecorded
2020-268

Information

Title
Retablo of Josefina Rivera
Dates

1954

Maker
Artist unrecorded
Medium
Oil on metal
Dimensions
22.2 × 30 cm (8 3/4 × 11 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias
Object Number
2020-268
Description

La Señorita Josefina Rivera da Infinitas Gracias a la Sma. Virgen de Sn. Juan de los Lagos por Salvarle la Vida al Caer Bajo las Ruedas de un Camion. Brownsville Texas. Agosto 25 1954

Miss Josefina Rivera gives infinite thanks to the Holiest Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos for saving her life after falling beneath the wheels of a bus. Brownsville, Texas. August 25, 1954

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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