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Luis Tapia, Chima Altar, Bertram's Cruise, 1992, carved and painted wood. Collection of the New…
Chima Altar, Bertram's Cruise
Luis Tapia, Chima Altar, Bertram's Cruise, 1992, carved and painted wood. Collection of the New…
Luis Tapia, Chima Altar, Bertram's Cruise, 1992, carved and painted wood. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds donated by Lynn Steuer, 1992 (1993.2.1ab). © Luis Tapia. Photo by Blair Clark.

Chima Altar, Bertram's Cruise

Artist (American, born 1950)
Date1992
Mediumpainted sugar pine
DimensionsDash: 34 1/2 × 58 × 18 3/4 in. (87.6 × 147.3 × 47.6 cm)
Seats: 39 × 48 3/4 × 19 in. (99.1 × 123.8 × 48.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Lynn Steuer, 1992
Object number1993.2.1ab
DescriptionA two piece, brightly painted sculpture depicting the dashboard, window and seats of the interior of a car. In window is a painted landscape scene featuring a straight road and the desert terrain. The dash is painted yellow with a green painted steering wheel in the form of a cactus and has two small bultos sitting on the top. The pair of seats is painted red with yellow trim and blue and green detailing.
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