Saintly Statues of the Colonial Caribbean
Updated: Feb 8
In 1992, curator Marvette Pérez contacted Puerto Rican collector Teodoro Vidal Santoni after learning that he was interested in donating his extensive collection of Puerto Rican material culture. In 1997, after several visits and conversations over the course of five years, Mr. Vidal agreed to donate his entire collection to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. This became one of the largest gifts by an individual to the Museum. One of the most important collections of Puerto Rican material culture in the world, it consists of more than 3,200 objects which date from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The collection includes several sculptures of figures from the Christian faith dating back to the colonial era.
San Ramon Nonato Las Once Mil Virgenes Los Reyes Magos Nuestra Senora del Carmen Sagrado Corazon San Miguel en Lucha con el Demonio Senor de la Humildad y la Paciencia San Jose Santa Barbara San Benito Abad San Rafael San Jose y el Nino Nino Jesus Santa Catalina de Alejandria San Juan Nepomuceno Santa Rita de Casia
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