COLLECTION NAME:
Santo Collection
Record
Creator display:
Martínez, Efren (American santero, died 1989)
Creator note:
grandfather of Paul and Sean Younis
Creator role:
creator
Date display:
1938
Title:
Santo Niño de Atocha
Title:
Holy Child of Atocha
Description:
A seated child wearing a robe and broad-brimmed hat holds a basket in his right hand and a staff supporting a gourd in his left.
Note Fr. Steele:
"A fine 50-year career--from W.P.A. days to the full-scale revival. He must have known Celso Gallegos. . .?!!"|"Efren Mtz was the proprietor of Joe's Barber Shop, 1029 Agua Fria St. He died c April 1989; is grandfather (?) of Paul and Sean Younis of Santa Fe, youth santeros."
Inscription:
On back: Efren Martin (metal)ez / 8/10/38
Location name:
New Mexico
Materials display:
stain on carved wood panel (bas relief)
Material name:
straw
Material name:
resin
Material name:
wood (plant material)
Source name:
Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
Subject term:
Atocha, Santo Niño de
Subject term:
Jesus Christ--Apparitions and Miracles
Work type:
retablos (panel paintings)
Provenance note:
"acquired by Bette from a furniture/junk store further down 4th."
Acquisition note:
1989, "from Moran's, N 4th" [Albuquerque]
Accession number:
RU0132
Measurements display:
34.5 x 23.4 cm
Santo Subject:
El Santo Niño de Atocha (The Holy Child of Atocha)
Santo Subject Type:
Divine Subjects
Feast Day:
none
Patronage:
For travelers, for delivery of prisoners; more recently, against illnesses, especially those that cripple.
Note:
A child, always seated, in pilgrim's garb (broad-brimmed hat, staff with gourd, shoes), with a basket which generally contains roses. The staff is often decorated with ribbons; the ankles are occasionally shackled together.
Rights text:
IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED