Commemorative Tile of Albuquerque's Founding with San Felipe Parish
Artist
Wilcke Smith
(1919 Memphis, Tennessee - 2015 Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
Date1956
MediumCeramic, cork, paper, ink, brass
Dimensions6 × 6 × 1/4 in. (15.2 × 15.2 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsCeramic
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Nancy Tucker
Object numberPC2017.44.35
DescriptionImage on the tile trivet has red background with white and gold church resembling San Felipe de Neri Parish in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the bottom in black gothic text reads "1706" People in black and white include a men riding horses and bulls, a steer pulling a cart, people with children, a woman with a pot on her head, lambs, a man holding a flag, man holding a gun and dead animal, children playing.On View
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