Marcelino Vicente
Marcelino Vicente (1933–1968) was a ceramicist from Ocumicho, Michoacán, Mexico. He is known for popularizing the popular devil figurines of Ocumicho[1] as well as creating one of the first gender-neutral spaces for ceramicists to work alongside each other.[2]
Career
[edit]Marcelino Vicente began producing his stylized devil-figurine tablets in the 1960s[3] and were likely derived from Christian iconography and Purépecha and/or Spanish influence.[4]
Despite the commercial success of Vicente's ceramic figurines he was often criticized for encroaching on "women's work" and for dressing in women's clothing.[5] Vicente was central to introducing gender-ambiguity to Ocumicho's claywork space,[5] until late October 22, 1968, when he was violently murdered outside of a bar in what was suspected to be a hate crime.[6]
Contributions
[edit]This artist was previously mentioned in an article about artist María de Jesús Nolasco Elías.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ B. Isaac, Claudia (1996). "Witchcraft, Cooperatives, and Gendered Competition in a P'urepecha Community". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 16 (2): 166. doi:10.2307/3346807. JSTOR 3346807.
- ^ B Isaac., Claudia (1996). "Witchcraft, Cooperatives, and Gendered Competition in a P'urepecha Community". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 16 (2): 164–165. doi:10.2307/3346807. JSTOR 3346807.
- ^ Laird, Tessa (2015). "Dear Adelaida" (PDF). Empire of Dust: 9.
- ^ "Daily demons and fabulous animals: In which the author finds her craftswoman but loses her cat 🎓 | Garland Magazine". Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ a b B. Isaac, Claudia (1996). "Witchcraft, Cooperatives, and Gendered Competition in a P'urepecha Community". Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 16 (2): 163. doi:10.2307/3346807. JSTOR 3346807.
- ^ Laird, Tessa (2015). "Dear Adelaida" (PDF). Empire of Dirt: 9.
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