South Beach Meets the Southwest Closed (#6832508)

Alonzo Jimenez Howling Coyote
Signed On Bottom
Dated '93

Excerpt From "El Palacio"
During The 1980's, Alonzo Jiménez Started Making Coyotes That Were In A Howling Pose. They Were Distinctive: Roughly Made With A Surface That Ran In Waves Created By A Masterful But Scary-To-Behold Wielding Of The Chainsaw. His Coyotes — Painted In Tans, Grey, And Other Colors — Took On A Life Of Their Own, Coinciding With A Surge Of Interest In The Southwest, In Part Fueled By The Publication Of My 1986 Book, Santa Fe Style, Which Prominently Features A Photo Of A Group Of Coyotes Standing Against A Wall Of Wooden Snakes At Davis Mather Regional Folk Art. This Seemed To Touch Some Bizarre, Universal Subconscious Nerve, Sending The Coyote’s Popularity Into An Overnight Upward Leap. Soon Bank Parking Lots Were Filled With Weekend Sales Of Hundreds Of Coyotes, Some Wearing Bandanas Or Painted In Pastel Colors, Made By Countless Carvers. Snakes Were Not Far Behind — For Jim Davila’s Iconic Hand-Carved And Painted Serpents Sparked The Same Type Of Over-The-Top Interest. Snakes And Coyote Images Could Be Found In The Most Unlikely Places, From The Bottom Of Children’s Sneakers To Shower Curtains — The Use Of These Images Became Saccharine And Ubiquitous, Spoiling The Original Creations Of Alonzo And Davila.

Read More About The Artist Here: Https://Www.Elpalacio.Org/2014/03/All-Creatures/

Condition:
Good, See Photos, Split On Right Side

Size:
32" X 14" X 17"
Soup For Scale