San José Retablo Santos St. Joseph Jesus Signed Charles Carrillo New Mexico

Description

Hand painted wood board retablo depicts Saint Joseph, who is wearing a red and gold crown and adorned in a golden robe, holding a staff in one hand and Jesus in the other against a deep blue background. Jesus is shown with a red and gold crown and wearing a red robe. There are light white lines surrounding each figure’s head, symbolizing radiance and holiness. The artwork is by renown New Mexico artist Charles M. Carrillo, master
santero
, done in New Mexico Spanish Colonial style, and painted in richly colored natural handmade pigments. Knotted loop at top makes the panel ready to hang.
A description of the art and mediums used is printed on the back, “Santos of New Mexico, Traditional Spanish Colonial New Mexican Retablo; homemade gypsum gesso, natural vegetable dyes, mineral pigments and piñon sap varnish”. Signed Charles M. Carrillo ‘89, lower right and on verso. Also handwritten on verso, “San José March 19
th
”, “Patron of Fathers & families, Patron of workers & of Carpenter.”
Measures approximately 9” x 13”. Appears to be in excellent condition with vibrant original colors, no cracks, chips, gouges, tears.
Charles Carrillo is recognized as not only the most accomplished artist but the leading authority on authentic materials, techniques and subject matter of the earliest carvers and painters of saints.  He has received the National Heritage Fellow from the National Endowment for the Arts and his artwork is in the collections of the Smithsonian Museums, The Museum of International Folk Art and the Denver Museum of Art.
From the Craft in America website:
Charles M. Carrillo is an artist, author, and archaeologist known particularly for creating art using Spanish colonial techniques that reflect 18th century Spanish New Mexico. Carrillo has blended craft, conservation, and innovation throughout his career as a santero, a carver and painter of images of saints. The depiction of saints for religious purposes dates to the 18th century in Hispanic New Mexican communities.
Carrillo’s work has shown throughout the country and is in many permanent collections in museums throughout the United States including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Museum of International Folk Art, and the Denver Art Museum.
Carrillo earned a doctorate in anthropology/archaeology from the University of New Mexico, but his true commitment to tradition has led him to work within the religious community of northern New Mexico as an artist and an advocate. A generous mentor, he has inspired numerous artists to pursue the native techniques, values, and devotional spirit of the santeros.
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