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Creator display:
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Otero, Alcario (American santero, born 1951)
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Creator role:
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creator
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Date display:
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1993
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Title:
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Triple Rostro
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Title:
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Three Faces of Jesus on Veronica's Veil
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Description:
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Rectangular retablo with notched corners and a lunette that slants forward from the top center; a dove is painted in the lunette, and three identical faces of Christ, each with a crown of thorns and kiss of Judas, in the center of the retablo.
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Note Fr. Steele:
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"after the Molleno cloth, collected in Guadalupita, Mora County (Taos Valley culture area), p. 87 of Larry Frank, New Kingdom of the Saints; on the triple rostro, see my article in Denver Post "Empire" (8 April 1979) 23-25."|"Spanish Market: 1992 Carrie won Bienvenidos (best new artist, i.e., rookie of the year); 1993 best bulto; 1995 Grand Prize and Gerald Peters Award; 1996 Best Gesso Relief."
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Inscription:
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on back: The Three Faces of Christ / C. Otero / '93
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Location name:
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New Mexico
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Materials display:
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paint on wood panel
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Material name:
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paint
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Material name:
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panel (wood by form)
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Source name:
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Thomas J. Steele, S.J.: The Regis University Collection of New Mexico and Colorado Santos.
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Subject term:
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Jesus Christ--Passion
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Work type:
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retablos (panel paintings)
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Acquisition note:
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9 June 1996, from Rey Montez [Montez Gallery, Santa Fe]
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Accession number:
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RU0293
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Measurements display:
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45.8 x 25.2 x 2.5 cm
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Rights text:
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IN COPYRIGHT - EDUCATIONAL USE PERMITTED
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