Corpus Christi Procession
Artist
Oscar Edmund Berninghaus
(American, 1874 - 1952)
Dateprior to 1932
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions25 × 30 inches (63.5 × 76.2 cm)
Frame: 30 1/4 × 35 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (76.8 × 90.2 × 8.9 cm)
Frame: 30 1/4 × 35 1/2 × 3 1/2 inches (76.8 × 90.2 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965
Object number31.24.26
ClassificationsPaintings
Label TextBerninghaus portrays the Roman Catholic rite of Corpus Christi. The procession displays the Blessed Sacrament representing the body and blood of Christ. The scene portrays the cultural mix of New Mexico. Some worshippers are Hispanic descendants. Others wear clothing indicating Anglo background. They gather at the church in the village of Las Trampas, New Mexico. The painting conveys the importance of ritual and spirituality. It departs from accepted views of the West as warring country.
ProvenanceArtist; by inheritance to his wife Winifred Berninghaus, Taos, New Mexico; purchased October 11, 1957 by H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; bequeathed September 2, 1965 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to the Stark Museum of Art
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