A Living Tradition in American Folk Art; with essay by Father Thomas J. Steele, S.J. (original) (raw)

Saint Makers: A Living Tradition in American Folk Art

September 23 - December 3, 2005

Exhibition checklist

Frank Applegate

Christ with Banner, c. 1925

carved and painted wood, cloth, gesso

23.5 x 14 x 8.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Frank Applegate

The Holy Child of Atocha / Santo Niño de Atocha, c. 1925

carved and painted wood, artificial flowers, string, cloth

8 x 5 x 3.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Fernando Bimonte

Last Supper / La Ultima Sena, 1997

carved and wood, house paint, stucco

36.5 x 65.75 x 2.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Fernando Bimonte

Virgin of the Country / Virgen Del Campo, 1997

carved and painted wood, stucco

45 x 35 x 2"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Frank Brito, Sr.

Saint Patrick Missionary of Ireland / San Patricio, ca. 1960's

carved and painted cottonwood

13.5 x 4.75 x 5"

Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Charlie Carrillo

Dormition of the Virgin / Dormición de la Virgen, 1999

carved and painted wood, New Mexican colcha

26 x 14.25 x 20.75"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Charlie Carrillo

Christ Child in Crib / El Niño Jesús en la Cuna, c. 1998

carved and painted wood, New Mexican colcha

10 x 9 x 5.5

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Marie Romero Cash

Holy Trinity / La Santísima Trinidad, 1994

carved and painted wood, fabric, gesso, varnish

23.5 x 15 x 9.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Marie Romero Cash

Joan of Arc / Juana de Arco, c. 2003

carved and painted wood, leather

27 x 10 x 6"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Marie Romero Cash

Our Lady of Solitude / Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, c. 1994

carved and painted wood, artificial flowers, plastic rosary, metal

35.5 x 13 x 6"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Marie Romero Cash, necklace by Nance Lopez

Saint Nicholas / San Nicolás, c. 1998

carved and painted wood, canvas, metal cross, necklace

28 x 8 x 6"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Marie Romero Cash, horse by brother, Emilio E. Romero

Saint James the Greater / Santiago, c. 1984

carved and painted wood, copper (horse), fur, and silver

25.75 x 6 x 22.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Gloria López Cordova

Saint Michael / San Miguel, 1976

carved aspen, cedar wood

14 x 8 x 5.75"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

James Cordova

Santa Marta, 1996

carved and painted wood

15.5 x 7 x 6"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

James Cordova

Santa Rosa de Lima, c. 2001

carved and painted wood

18.5 x 9.25 x 6.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Cruzito (Cruz) Flores

The Holy Child of Atocha (in niche) / Santo Niño de Atocha (en nicho), 1997

carved and painted wood, gesso relief

19 x 14.75 x 8.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Gustavo Victor Goler

Saint Lorenzo / San Lorenzo, 1998

carved and painted cotton wood

29.5 x 12 x 11.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Gustavo Victor Goler

Saint Liberata / Santa Librada, 1997

carved and painted cotton wood

19.25 x 11 x 5.75"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Gustavo Victor Goler

Saint Lucy / Santa Lucia, 2000

carved and painted cotton wood

18.5 x 10 x 7.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Abraham Sacrificing His Son, 1997

carved and painted wood

8.5 x 6 x 11.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

At the Foot of the Cross, 1999

carved and painted wood

13.5 x 12.5 x 10.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Dear Hilary: I'll Be Home Late, 1998

carved and painted wood, artificial flowers, American flag

13 x 16 x 11"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

With Love New York (Lady Liberty), 1998

carved and painted wood, fabric

25.5 x 8 x 6"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Saint Patrick / San Patricio, 1995

carved and painted wood

18.5 x 10.5 x 9"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Saint Isidore / San Isidro or San Ysidro, 1998

carved and painted wood

18.5 x 32.5 x 11"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Saint Peter / San Pedro (Holi Bible), 1991

painted wood

48 x 23.5 x 1.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Saint Liberata / Santa Librada, 1991

carved and painted wood

21.5 x 5.5 x 5.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Saint Rita of Cascia / Santa Rita de Casia, 1997

carved and painted wood, human hair

20.5 x 9 x 7.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Saint James the Greater / Santiago, 1993

carved and painted wood, hair, cloth, leather

15.25 x 6.5 x 12.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

The Wreck, Mi Vida de 25, 1999

carved and painted wood

11.5 x 24.25 x 16.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Nicholas Herrera

Walking the Line, 1997

carved and painted wood

18.5 x 62 x 22"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Félix López

Our Lady of Sorrows / Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores, 1997

carved and painted wood

19 x 12 x 8.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

George López

Saint Anthony of Padua / San Antonio de Pauda (Padua), 1975

carved cottonwood and cedar

19.5 x 6.5 x 6.5"

Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

George López

Saint Francis / San Francisco, 1974

carved cottonwood and cedar

14.375 x 7.25 x 5.5"

Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Krissa Maria López

The Guardian Angel / El Ángel de la Guardia, c. 1996

carved pine wood, mineral pgments, goldleaf

15 x 7.5 x 2.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Peter López

Saint Katharine Drexel, c. 2002

carved and painted wood

22 x 11.25 x 1.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Peter López

Saint Cajetan / San Calletano (Cayetano), c. 1999

carved and painted wood

28 x 14.25 x 1"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Peter López

San Gabriel Arcángel, 1997

wood, gesso, natural pigments

22 x 12 x 2"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Peter López

San Luis Obispo, 1998

carved and painted wood

22.5 x 11. x 8"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Raymond (Ray) López

Job, 1997

carved wood, natural pigments, potsherd, ashes

16.5 x 16 x 12"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

David Nabor Lucero

Christ on Cross, Crucifixion / Crucifixión, c. 2000

carved and painted wood, copper

15 x 9 x 1.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

David Nabor Lucero

Saint Cecilia / Santa Cecilia, 1997

wood, silver, gesso, and pigments

17.5 x 9 x 6.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

David Nabor Lucero

Saint John the Baptist / San Juan Bautista, c. 1999

carved and painted wood

21.75 x 9 x 7"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

David Nabor Lucero, Navajo rug by wife, Kimberly Lucero

Tekakwitha, c. 1998

carved and painted wood, Navajo rug

19.5 x 14.5 x 7.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Frankie Nazario Lucero

The Temptation of Christ / La Tentación de Cristo, 1994

wood, natural pigments, and tin

16 x 15 x 8"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

José Lucero

Christ in Dessert / Cristo en el Desierto, 1997

carved and painted wood, cloth

12 x 10 x 5.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

José Lucero

Saint Sebastian / San Sebastián, 1998

carved and painted wood

17.75 x 4.375 x 6.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

José Lucero

Saint Joseph / San José, 1997

carved and painted wood

8.25 x 2.75 x 3.75"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Jerome Luján

Saint Gertrude / Santa Gertrudis, c. 2000

carved and painted wood

9.5 x 5 x 4.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Luisito Luján

Saint Agnes / Santa Inés Del Campo, 1991

carved and painted wood, natural pigments

33 x 15 x 9"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Luisito Luján

Saint Lucy / Santa Lucia, 1988

carved and painted wood, natural pigments

23 x 9 x 7.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

José Mondragón

Christ Carrying Cross / Cristo con la Cruz a Cuestas, c. 1975

carved aspen and cedar wood

15 x 5 x 13"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

José Mondragón

Saint Francis / San Fransisco, c. 1975

carved aspen and cedar wood

10.75 x 3 x 2.875"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Eulogio Ortega

The Nazarene / El Nazareno, c. 2000

painted wood, cloth, human hair

28.5 x 8.375 x 7.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Sabinita López Ortiz

Airplane with Virgin, c. 1999

carved aspen and cedar wood

11.5 x 23.5 x 23"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Sabinita López Ortiz

Our Lady of Fatima / Nuestra Señora de Fátima, 1997

carved aspen and cedar wood

27 x 15.25 x 9"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Enrique Rendón

Saint Martin of Porres / Saint Marin (Martin) de Porres, c. 1978

carved and painted wood

14.5 x 7 x 6"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Enrique Rendón

Saint Cajetan / San Calletano (Cayetano), 1984

carved and painted wood

14 x 5.5 x 6.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Catherine Robles-Shaw

Alter screen-Chimayó, 1997

carved and painted wood, natural pigments, and artificial flowers

43 x 22.5 x 4.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Catherine Robles-Shaw

Alter screen-Laguna, 1997

carved and painted wood, and natural pigments

27.5 x 16.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Alejandro Sandoval

Conquistador, c. 1984

carved and painted wood, nails, brass tacks, leather, cloth

16.5 x 15.75 x 5.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Arlene Cisneros Sena

Saint Domingo / Santo Domingo, c. 2000

carved and painted wood

32.5 x 18.25 x 1"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Arlene Cisneros Sena

Saint Isidore / San Isidro or Ysidro, 1997

carved and painted wood, natural pigments, and golf leaf

16.5 x 20 x 1"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Luis Tapia

Folk Art Collectors, 1992

carved and painted wood

17.25 x 15.125 x 8.125"

Courtesy of The Spanish Colonial Arts Society

Luis Tapia

Pieta, 1996-97

carved and painted wood

14.5 x 11.5 x 7.75"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Luis Tapia

Saint Veronica / Santa Verónica, 1980

carved and painted wood, cloth

10.25 x 4.25 x 4.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Leroy Trujillo

Saint Ignatius of Loyola / San Ignacio de Loyola, 1995

carved and painted wood and natural pigments

22 x 5 x 7"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Leroy Trujillo

Saint Jude / San Judas, c. 1994

carved and painted wood

14 x 5.25 x 3.25"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

Horacio Valdez

Death Cart / Carreta de Muerte, 1978

painted cottonwood, hair, and leather

55.5 x 32.75 x 51.875"

Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Horacio Valdez

Queen of Heaven / Nuestra Señora La Reina del Cielo, 1991

carved and painted wood with metal and silver crown

31.25 x 9.5 x 7.5"

Courtesy of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment

Malcolm Withers

Saint Sebastian / San Sebastián, 1992

wood, gesso, cloth, rope

19.5 x 6.5 x 5.5"

Collection of Chuck and Jan Rosenak

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