Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students], unknown maker from Mexico

Artwork Overview

Perdone Maestro Pero No Entiendo Al País (Pardon, teacher, but I don't understand this country) [miniature classroom scene with a teacher and three students] , 1985–1995
Where object was made: Oaxaca, Mexico
Material/technique: cotton; paint; ceramic; wood
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 6.5 x 10 x 4.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 2 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 1 3/4 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: Argersinger Fund
Accession number: 2007.4275
Not on display

If you wish to reproduce this image, please submit an image request

Images

Label texts

Archive label, Watkins Museum exhibit, date unknown:
The students understand their schoolwork, but they don't understand how this country works!

Exhibitions