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November 2008 Collector's Corner |
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Don and I have been collecting Santa Claus figures and nativities/nacimientos since the early 1960’s. Our primary interest was Santas until we moved to Texas. We especially like antique and vintage belsnickles and wood carved Santas by regional artists. Our nativities/nacimientos go all directions, from the usual to the somewhat comical. Polly Johnson |
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This is representative of the work of the New Mexico artists. I bought this in Santa Fe a couple of years ago. | |
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The large angel is by Angelica Vasquez
Cruz of Atzompa, Oaxaca. The small cone shaped piece is also by
her. We bought it in the late ‘70s and it is reversible from a
nacimiento (nativity) to the Last Supper. When she saw it, she told us
that it was one of her early pieces—it is not signed.
The small Virgin is by Josefina Aguilar
and the other Holy Family and King are from Peru. |
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Just an odd collection of “things” from all over, Christmas and otherwise, hanging from an old butchers rack from Cuenca, Spain. | |
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This Our
Lady of Refugio is by Alfredo Rodriguez, fireman and santero from San
Antonio. We successfully bid on this at a Texas Folk Life Resources
auction in the 1990s. |
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A few of our antique and vintage belsnickles and trees plus a few other chalkware ones and a couple of wood carvings by Pennsylvania and West Virginia artists. We have been collecting santas since the 1960s and now have quite a few. | |
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Wood carving folk art santa from the 1990s. The oil on silk of Chimayo is by New Mexico artist Nancy Dunlop Cawdrey. | |
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Miscellaneous santas of various vintages and materials, both foreign and domestic, from the 1960s through the 1990s. | |
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We bought this Ortega nacimiento last year in Guadalajara when we went down to visit Marianne Carlson and the Feria. | |
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Carved wood nacimiento by Agustin Cruz Tinoco with mermaid. The cactus with Our Lady of Guadalupe is by Gabino Reyes of Oaxaca. | |
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Carved wood nacimiento by Agustin Cruz Tinoco | |
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This Holy Family, made of Fimo clay, is by artist Judy Gibson King, of Lexinton, TX. | |
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Small market nacimiento from Tonala with a nice burnished plate by Salvator Carmona. | |
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A small group of trees of life from Izucar de Matamoras from the 1970s. |
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This is the first nacimiento we purchased. We bought it in 1967. We don’t know the artist or the origin but have seen some similar to this one over the years. |
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A few pieces from a sizeable market nativity from the Plaza Major in Madrid purchased over a number of Christmas seasons. These tiny 2-4“ tall pieces are sold in stalls and small stores throughout the year and represent every conceivable person or event that is possible. Over the years, we must have purchased hundreds of them!! | |
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