Christmas Posada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Leonard Brooks, Christmas Posada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, ca. 1953, watercolor and gouache on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.31
Leonard Brooks, Christmas Posada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, ca. 1953, watercolor and gouache on paper, sheet: 18 1⁄4 x 23 3⁄4 in. (46.3 x 60.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Ford Motor Company, 1966.36.31

Artwork Details

Title
Christmas Posada, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Artist
Date
ca. 1953
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet: 18 1⁄4 x 23 3⁄4 in. (46.3 x 60.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Ford Motor Company
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor and gouache on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Cityscape — time — night
  • Figure group
  • Ceremony — holiday — Christmas
  • Cityscape — celestial — star
  • Ceremony — religion — procession
  • Architecture Exterior — religious — church
Object Number
1966.36.31
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1966.36.31

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Carl Newman, Two Female Figure Studies, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Sayen and Miss Ann Sayen on behalf of Helene Zaun Newman, 1967.63.310B
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Carl Newman, Group of Three Nudes, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Sayen and Miss Ann Sayen on behalf of Helene Zaun Newman, 1967.63.246
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Carl Newman, Two Female Nudes, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Sayen and Miss Ann Sayen on behalf of Helene Zaun Newman, 1967.63.260
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Carl Newman, Reclining Female Nude, drawing, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Sayen and Miss Ann Sayen on behalf of Helene Zaun Newman, 1967.63.61
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