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Ruben Cobos, recorder, 1975

 Item — Box: 6, CD: 524

Scope and Contents

Lecture. Begins at 00:08 and ends at 62:38.Yvonne Lange, Eve Lange (fair recording, Los Penitentes, given by director of the Museum of International Folk Art, introduction given by anonymous man, lecture begins at 3:40, event is honoring Dr. E. Boyd, lecture given on anniversary of her death, Santa Fe, given at Taos Community auditorium, 1975, entitled The Man of Sorrow and the Origins of the Penitentes of New Mexico, Penitente art, ties to European art, southern Germany, religion, thirteenth century, fourteenth century, church, cults based on religious images, Jerusalem, St. Helena, standing and kneeling man of sorrows, Christ, Semana Santa, Holy Week, Passion of the Christ as a historical event, crowned with thorns, crucifixtion, resurrection, St. Gregory, The great, pacencia, discusses several different art pieces, Isaiah 53:3, New Mexico figures, stigmata, Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, Ensenada New Mexico, stigmata appear in the palms and back of hand, articulation of the hands and arms, devotional image vs. processional figure, jointed limbs, articulated shoulders, Cristos art, flesh ripped off of the back of Christ, gory New Mexico figures, devotional figure to excite pity, santero, santerismo, symbol of the kiss of Judas, blemish on the cheek of Christ, religion, detached from temporal context, always has evidence of wounds from the crucifixion, Franciscans, Sacred Heart, five sacred wounds, holy face, Santa Cruz, santos of New Mexico, where did the New Mexico santero copy the images from, artifacts, cofrafria de Jesus, New Mexico and Spain, Dr. Dorothy Woodward, art history, speaker calls for young scholars to further the study on this subject, question and answer period, santos of New Mexico vs. santos of Central America, resemble Spanish and German prototypes, Santa Fe trail was home to many Germans and no one has research this at the time of this recording, no known school for santeros, pottery, Santa Clara, Fransiscan movement, imagery has been accepted in the Catholic religion, santos do not exceed 25 inches in height, home altars, imagery from Europe, archives of Mexico City mentioned in E. Boyd's book).

Dates

  • 1975

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English, Spanish

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 13 boxes (12.25 cu. ft.)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

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