Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 1920s illustration Moody and cozy feeling

Moody and cozy feeling

which had deteriorated such that it appeared his head had been shot off

The painterly red letters against creamy white paint on this one completely does it for me and makes this my favorite sign I've found i quite a good while

it may be marble but I'm not quite certain

Saved from the Firing Squad, Mexican Folk Art Retablo on Tin Dated 1935 1920s illustration Moody and cozy feelingI 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