Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 hinged wood box they never quite caught on

they never quite caught on

who I understand was an early 20th century Kansas based folk artist

and in some photos I've just included 16

much of it involving collaborations with writers

with this copy printed in 1857

Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 hinged wood box they never quite caught onI am always on the hunt for great ex voto retablo beautiful antique ones, but also unusual, folky 20th century examples, the more singular and specific the scenario the better. The scenario depicted here is about as real and intense and urgent as it gets, with these two blindfolded figures in black and white facing a firing squad of men in green. There are really two heroines here the woman in red at top left delivering a last minute pardon, and the