Plate 14: Main Altarpiece, Chimayo: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico"

1935/1942

American 20th Century

Associated Names
The image shows a composition of rectangles and curves inside a border of vertical wavy lines. There is a black cross in the center with arms extending to the corners. One arm is covered in a pink sleeve from the left and the other in blue from the right. Near the intersection of the arms is a circular arrangement of objects. The upper and lower sections have red drapery-like curves. The design resembles a window or stage curtain framing a scene within a box-like structure with various textures like fabric and wood.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    screenprint on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.18071


Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q64535541

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