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El Niño Jesús de Praga Retablo
El Niño Jesús de Praga Retablo
El Niño Jesús de Praga Retablo

El Niño Jesús de Praga Retablo

Artist (American, 1901 - 1969)
Date1936
Mediumgouache on wood
DimensionsImage: 9 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (24.1 × 16.5 cm)
Support: 9 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in. (24.1 × 16.5 × 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineOn long term loan from the Fine Arts Program, Public Buildings Service, U.S. General Services Administration
Object number2009.17
DescriptionImage of Jesus as a child dressed in red gown; the right hand of the child is raised in blessing, while his left hand holds a sphere surmounted by a cross; yellow background with black curtains.
Text Entries
Owned by the Historical Society of New Mexico/Museum of New Mexico; around 1937 the object was loaned to the Carlsbad Museum on long-term loan. In 2009, it was returned to the museum. The MNM Collections Committee assigned the work to NMMOA.
On View
On view
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