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9.4" W x 10.2" H x 3.9" D

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Weight:  2.9 lbs

 

Ceramic and wire on pinewood

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Ceramic statuette, 'Village Baker'

Balancing on his bicycle, the village baker makes deliveries. His wide-brimmed sombrero doubles as a bread tray. Rodolfo Padilla depicts the resourceful man in a charming ceramic sculpture, fashioning the bike from wire and screws. It stands on a pinewood base.
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Rodolfo Padilla

Rodolfo Padilla

"I wanted to pay tribute to my beloved hometown. And so I began by sculpting the baker, couples, and so forth… [They] bring a magical touch to our plazas, our towns and our country."
"'Cerámica Padilla' was founded in August 1951 by my father, Don Francisco Padilla, the president of the business. He started by installing a kiln and the necessary equipment in the garden of the house he used to live in with my mother, Aurora, and my bothers and sisters, Juan, Paco, Aurora and Maria del Carmen.

"There were only four people employed then, and it wasn't until December of that year when he first fired the ceramic figures. After paying debts ...

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