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Title

Adam and Eve

Artist

Josefina Aguilar

Date

c. 1985

Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Medium: Sculpture | Ceramic, pigment
Size: 9 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 9/16 in. (24.29 x 16.03 x 16.67 cm)
Creation Place: Central America, Mexico
Culture: Central America, Mexico
Style: 20th century
Inscriptions: Signature on back of tree trunk and on back of mound, incised: [JOSEFINA AGUILAR (twice)]
Physical Description: Adam and Eve flank a blue-trunked apple tree with yellow and red apples and green leaves; red devil figure and blue striped snake in treetop; small red deer-like animal and three-dimensional leaves and flowers in front of figures on ground; bright colors
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of Charlotte Karlen
Accession Number: 2004.231.5
Artist: Josefina Aguilar, b.1945
Role: Artist
Nationality: Mexican
Life Dates: b.1945
Added to Site: March 1, 2009