Spanish Colonial

Since 2005, Spanish Colonial and Mexican Religious Art has been one of the focus areas of SAMFA's Permanent Collection--thanks to an initial gift by Fred Pottinger of San Antonio, TX and additional gifts by Hamp and Bonnie Beesley. Then, thanks to a major grant awarded by the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation, we were able to purchase 50 more works. Since then, more major gifts have followed, most importantly, from Richard Parkman and from Thomas Duckworth. The Collection numbers about 100 works including 8 major masterpieces of the Mexican Baroque period.

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Salvador Guevara (Mexican, d. 1940) Kneeling Angel (for the Puebla Cathedral), 1888 Carved, polychromed wood 2016.15 62 x 24 x 40" Gift of Richard Parkman, Dallas, Texas	Unknown artist, possibly Ecuador Bastidore (cage) type santo, Archangel, 18th c Carved, polychromed wood 2021.16.9 59 x 21 x 14" Gift of Richard Parkman, Dallas, Texas	Unknown Artist Archangel San Rafael, undated 2013.11.1 17" x 10.75" x 10.75" Polychrome on wood, glass eyes Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley
Unknown Artist Bastidore Santo (Cage Santo), undated 2013.11.4 33.5" x 14" x 9" Polychrome on wood, glass eyes Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley	Unknown Artist Crucifix Corpus and Halo, mid 19th century 15" x 10" x 2.5" Polychrome on wood, silver Gift of the late Fred Pottinger	Unknown Artist Cruz des animas, 19th century 19.25" x 9.75" x 6 Painted wood Gift of the late Fred Pottinger
Unknown Artist La Purisime Concepcion, early 19th century 17.5" x 6.5" x 6" Painted wood Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Unknown Artist Male Saint with Stand, 19th century 2013.11.5 30.25" x 8" x 8" Painted wood with linen Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley	Unknown Artist St. Anthony, undated 2013.11.2 24.75" x 14" x 8" Polychrome on wood, glass eyes Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley
Unknown Artist Saint Francis of Paola, undated 2013.11.3 18.75" x 7.5" x 7" Polychrome on wood Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley	Unknown Artist Santo Head with Torso, undated 2013.11.6 24.5" x 7.5" x 7" Polychrome on wood, linen Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley	Unknown Artist Stand, undated 2013.11.7 6" x 10.75" x 10.75" Polychrome on wood Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley
Unknown Artist The Annunciation (nun's badge), 17th century 4" x 3" Oil on tin Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Unknown Artist Virgin Mary (nun's badge), late 19th century 4.25" x 3.75" Oil on tin Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	José de Paez Our Lady of Carmel, c. 1760 17.25" x 12.5" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation
Antonio de Torres Adoration of the Magi, 1729 68.5" x 91" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Antonio de Torres Adoration of the Shepherds, 1729 68.5" x 91" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Antonio de Torres Presentation in the Temple, 1729 68.5" x 91" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation
Antonio de Torres The Finding in the Temple, 1729 68.5" x 91" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Unknown Artist Death of St. Alexius, c. 1760 52" x 42" Oil on canvas Gift of the late Fred Pottinger	Unknown artist, Mexico Nuestra Senora de Los Remedios Paz, 18th c. Oil on canvas 2017.1.2 25.5 x 20.5" Gift of Richard Parkman, Dallas, Texas
Unknown Artist Our Lady of Sorrows, late 19th century 9.5" x 6.5" Retablo on tin Gift of the late Fred Pottinger	Unknown Artist St. Francis Xavier, 19th century 31.5" x 21.5" Oil on canvas Gift of the late Fred Pottinger	Unknown Artist St. Rose of Lima, 1820 23" x 16.5" Oil on canvas, mounted on masonite Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation
Unknown Artist San Salvador de Horta, c. 1875 21.75" x 18" Painting Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Unknown Artist Santiago Matamoras (St. James the Elder, Slayer of the Moors), 1866 2013.11.9 Oil on tin Gift of Hamp and Bonnie Beesley	Unknown Artist Sto. Nino de Atocha, late 19th century 16.5" x 12.5" Retablo on tin Gift of the late Fred Pottinger
Cristóbal de Villalpando Last Supper of St. Francis, c. 1695 91" x 105" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation	Cristóbal de Villalpando Vision of St. Francis, c. 1695 131" x 91" Oil on canvas Museum purchase with funds from the Art and Eva Camuñez Tucker Foundation

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