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ach spring, New Mexico
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Patron Saint of Farmers. San Ysidro blesses
the fields and encourages a successful and
healthy growing season for local crops such
as chile, beans, corn and squash.
In classic depictions throughout Spain,
Latin America and the U.S. Southwest,
San Ysidro, who is originally from Madrid,
Spain, prays while his oxen plow the
fields. Sometimes an angel helps so that
the devout Saint can continue praying.
Dressed as a laborer, San Ysidro appeals to
the religious and the secular as a relatable
neighbor—a regular guy we might all
know. San Ysidro’s wife, María Torribia, is
also a saint who is venerated as María de la
Cabeza in Spain. In the past, she wasn’t as
commonly depicted but more recently she
appears much more frequently as an equal
partner in the miraculous story and in the
fields.
New Mexican artists revere San Ysidro.
He is significant to farming, agriculture,
culture and visual practice. Artists who
embrace traditional styles and media have
depicted him for centuries. The National
Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art
Museum exhibition, Outstanding in
His Field: San Ysidro—Patron Saint of
Farmers, examines these images and their
contemporary counterparts to reveal great
social commentary, cultural complexities,
an affinity for the earth and nature, and
a sense of place. With land so integral to
New Mexican culture, some artists play on
the traditional image and position of San
Ysidro in contemporary times, where he
can be seen dealing with draught, water
issues, and golf courses. Sometimes San
Ysidro even drives a tractor!
Outstanding in His Field: San Ysidro—
Patron Saint of Farmers is a timely exhibit
for the NHCC Art Museum. It will be
installed in the museum’s community
gallery, which is solely devoted to
highlighting and nurturing New Mexican
artists. It will open April 21, 2017, and
will include a celebration of San Ysidro’s
Feast Day. The show will run through the
planting and harvest seasons and close
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2017. The exhibit will
feature approximately 65 works of art by
both traditional and contemporary artists.
In addition, the NHCC will be
collaborating with numerous community
members and organizations, including
Lorenzo Candelaria of Cornelio Candelaria
Organics, Los Poblanos Historic Inn and
Organic Farm, and Edible magazine.
Accompanying educational programming
will address the history and artists’
interpretations of the image, along with
food and nutrition topics such as, gardening,
farm-to-table and farmers markets. Visit
NHCCnm.org for more information.
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