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Christmas
Comics
Jim Shore
USA
The set reflects a
new tendency in the U.S. Christmas culture. Jim Shore created this nativity set
with painted figures for Enesco. The tradition of painted figures is part of a
long history going back to pre-Columbian times. It slowly evolved from figures
decorated with floral or geometric ornaments to sculptures showing tableaus of
plants, animals, and entire landscapes. Subsequent development brought
narratives into play when individual figures became the visual carrier of a
whole story or shared in the story with other figures as suggested in our
nativity set. Indeed, major episodes of the Christmas story can be “read” on
each one of the figures. This tradition is well-known and was widely
disseminated in Latin American countries. |