Wisconsin, Michigan. 1921 - 2010
Folk painting, religious imagery
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Born 1964 New Mexico. Known for: Naive wood carved santeros.
Known as El Rito Santero (the Saint Maker of El Rito), Nicholas Herrera creates retablos, bultos, sculptures and large-scale mixed media works delving into personal identity, family history,... Read full biography
Known as El Rito Santero (the Saint Maker of El Rito), Nicholas Herrera creates retablos, bultos, sculptures and large-scale mixed media works delving into personal identity, family history, relationship to place, and political ideology. Herrera is notably prolific, his oeuvre diverse, ranging from... Read full biography
Known as El Rito Santero (the Saint Maker of El Rito), Nicholas Herrera creates retablos, bultos, sculptures and large-scale mixed media works delving into personal identity, family history, relationship to place, and political ideology. Herrera is notably prolific, his oeuvre diverse, ranging from contemporary interpretations of saints, crucifixes and death figures to idyllic New Mexican pastoral scenes. Complementing his history of generations-long artistic traditions, he also fearlessly... Read full biography
Known as El Rito Santero (the Saint Maker of El Rito), Nicholas Herrera creates retablos, bultos, sculptures and large-scale mixed media works delving into personal identity, family history, relationship to place, and political ideology. Herrera is notably prolific, his oeuvre diverse, ranging from contemporary interpretations of saints, crucifixes and death figures to idyllic New Mexican pastoral scenes. Complementing his history of generations-long artistic traditions, he also fearlessly reflects on modern concerns such as police brutality, drug culture and the dangers of nuclear power. Herrera's family was among the earliest settlers in the region. He grew up around the Spanish traditions of Northern New Mexico and came of age with a... Read full biography
Known as El Rito Santero (the Saint Maker of El Rito), Nicholas Herrera creates retablos, bultos, sculptures and large-scale mixed media works delving into personal identity, family history, relationship to place, and political ideology. Herrera is notably prolific, his oeuvre diverse, ranging from contemporary interpretations of saints, crucifixes and death figures to idyllic New Mexican pastoral scenes. Complementing his history of generations-long artistic traditions, he also fearlessly reflects on modern concerns such as police brutality, drug culture and the dangers of nuclear power. Herrera's family was among the earliest settlers in the region. He grew up around the Spanish traditions of Northern New Mexico and came of age with a fast-paced lifestyle that resulted in a serious car accident at the age of 26. After awakening in the hospital and recovering from a coma, Herr... Read full biography
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Slide 1 of 3: Los Alamos Death Truck, 1995
Los Alamos Death Truck, 1995
Nicholas HerreraLos Alamos Death Truck, 1995
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The Wreck, Mi Vida de 25, 1999
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Twin Tower Retablo
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California. 1883 - 1963
Allegory, religious
South Carolina, New York. 1911 - 1990
Naive figure-genre-outsider art
West Virginia. 1901 - 1995
Naive sculpture, drawing
Vermont. 1934 - 2005
Outsider art, naive painting
Texas. 1936 - 2006
Naive geometric painting, outsider art, word play
Tennessee. 1903 - 1976
Folk art wood carving-figure, wildlife
Louisiana. Born 1952
Naive, folk-art painting
New Mexico. 1900 - 1993
Sculpture
Florida, Ohio. 1908 - 1986
Naive figure painting
United States. 1908 - 1995
Sculpture
Mississippi. 1922 - 2003
Folk carver-fanciful images, religion
California. Born 1924
Naive obsessive male portraits, fantasy faces, animals, people
United States. Born 1962
Paintings-folk art
Virginia, Pennsylvania. 1889 - 1985
Folk art figure wood carvings
Georgia. 1896 - 1987
Painting and sculpture
United States. 20th century
Painting
United States. 20th century
Painting
Georgia, Ohio. 1938 - 1997
Woodcarver-folk art, religious, collaborative art
Louisiana. 1957 - 2000
Naive figure, word play
Illinois. 1894 - 1989
Naive religio-historical carvings
Georgia. 1908 - 1988
Naive-imagery, drawings, hallucination art from found objects, rocks
Kentucky. 1906 - 1990
Folk art, naive painting and sculpture, bird and birdhouse sculpture, airplanes
United States. Born 1951
Folk art, paintings
Alabama. 1930 - 2004
Painting/ sculpture
Florida. 1949 - 2022
Folk art painting, cartoonish, commercial images with written words, teaching
Georgia. Born 1932
Memory paintings
Louisiana / Morocco. 1945 - 2007
Folk art, wood carved totems, ceremonial canes, voodoos
United States. 1923 - 1993
Sculpture--face jugs
Georgia. 1928 - 2005
Naive figure
United States. 1948 - 2018
Painting
Georgia. 1945 - 2009
Naive, folk art painting