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Nuestra Senora de la Luz, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Lopez, Jose Dolores 1868-1937  Search this
Medium:
Wood
Type:
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures-Santo
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum 6000 North New Braunfels San Antonio Texas 78209 Accession Number: 1950.264
Date:
1930-39
Notes:
Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, "The Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute Selective Catalogue," 1980.
Summary:
The work is a primitive carving of Mary in Native American dress. A semi-circle radiating beams surrounds her head.
Topic:
Religion--New Testament--Mary  Search this
Allegory--Element--Light  Search this
Primitive  Search this
Dress--Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS 52250017
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_301172