Detail from Large Altar on East Wall of Sanctuario Church at Chimayo. St. Christopher

1935/1942

E. Boyd

Associated Names
E. Boyd

Artist, American, 1903 - 1974

The artwork depicts two figures. One figure is an adult holding a child, while extending a branch upwards. The adult figure has a stylized face with a trimmed beard and short, black hair. The child has short black hair and is wearing a red robe. The adult wears a long, flowing yellow and grey garment with a draped cloak featuring red and grey dotted patterns. The scene is framed by a large arch with multicolored bands and decorative lines. The background shows repeating abstract patterns in blue.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 35.4 x 28 cm (13 15/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.6853

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: E. Boyd.; lower left in graphite: San (erased) / Retablo / Detail

Wikidata ID

Q64556088

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