Retablo of Virginia Velázquez

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Latin American Art

Retablo of Virginia Velázquez,

mid-20th century

Artist unrecorded

2020-308
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Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants to the United States

Information

Title
Retablo of Virginia Velázquez
Dates

mid-20th century

Maker
Artist unrecorded
Medium

Oil on metal

Dimensions

18.5 × 25.2 cm (7 5/16 × 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Jorge Durand and Patricia Arias

Object Number
2020-308
Description

Gracias te doy Virgencita de San Juan de los Lagos por cuidarme al pasar el Rio Bravo con mis 4 hijos. Virginia Velazquez. Houston, Tex.

Thanks I give you little Virgin of San Juan de los Lagos for watching over me while crossing the Rio Grande with my four children. Virginia Velázquez. Houston, Texas

Culture
Mexican
Type
ex-votos, paintings
Materials
oil paint, metal
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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