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Artist:
Enrique Rendon, born Monero, NM 1923-died Verlarde, NM 1987  Search this
Medium:
painted cottonwood, cloth, leather, fiber, metal
Dimensions:
13 7/8 x 8 1/8 x 11 1/8 in. (35.2 x 20.6 x 28.3 cm)
Type:
Sculpture
Folk Art
Date:
1980
Luce Center Label:
St. Martin Caballero is more popularly known as St. Martin of Tours, a soldier who, according to Catholic legend, cut his cloak so he could give half to a beggar. In this piece, Enrique Rendon showed St. Martin handing his cloak to a half-naked man. Both of the figures stare out at the viewer with Rendon’s trademark “piercing eyes.” (Laurie Beth Kalb, Consuming Devotions, 1992)
Topic:
Animal\horse  Search this
Figure male\nude  Search this
Occupation\beggar  Search this
Religion\saint\St. Martin  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Object number:
1997.124.79
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 26B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b6f584ed-733b-4c56-b89e-2156222347cb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1997.124.79