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The Bill Bomar Cross Collection includes 278 crosses from around the world, the majority of which derive from artists and artisans of northern New Mexico. The crosses are universal, representing different countries, religions, and form, revealing the infinite creativity of expression by artists, both named and anonymous. The crosses were collected over five decades by the late Bill Bomar, an artist whose family was from Albany. Bomar lived for many years in New York, and in the 1970’s, moved to the northern New Mexican community of Ranchos de Taos where he spent the remainder of his life. A founding trustee and major benefactor of the Old Jail Art Center, Albany, Texas, Bomar bequeathed his Cross Collection to the OJAC upon his death in 1991.

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Title Artist Medium & Support Creation Date
Standing Cross   Unknown   Gold paint on metal nails  n.d. 
Cross Kerchief Slide   Unknown   Silver  n.d. 
Cross Pendant   Unknown   Gold with purple stone  n.d. 
Latin Cross Pendant   Unknown   Metal; enamel paint  n.d. 
Latin Cross Pendant   Unknown   Wood, carved  n.d. 
Icon Wall Hanging   Unknown   Retablo, oil and gold leaf on wood  n.d. 
Cross Wall Hanging   Unknown   Wood and metal  n.d. 
Slender Madonna (large)   Unknown   Wood, natural, carved  n.d. 
Tuareg Cross Pendant   Unknown   Silver  n.d. 
Cross Pendant   Unknown   Glass  n.d. 
Latin Cross Pendant   Unknown   Silver, blue stone  n.d. 
Budded Latin Cross Pendant   Unknown   Silver, paint, white stone  n.d. 
Latin Cross Pendant   Unknown   Metal, Mexico silver  n.d. 
Three Cross Pendant   Unknown   Sterling silver  n.d. 
Greek Cross Pendant   Unknown   Sterling silver  n.d. 
Celtic Cross Wall Decoration   Unknown   Metal, wood, stone  n.d. 
Virgin of Guadalupe   Unknown   Wood, carved and painted  n.d. 
Votive Milagros [on Latin cross form]   Unknown   Wood, silver, brass, nail  n.d. 
Votive Milagros [on Latin cross form]   Unknown   Wood, silver, brass, nail  n.d. 
Latin Cross Wall Hanging   Unknown   Wood  n.d. 
Patriarchal Cross Wall Decoration   Unknown   Cactus wood  n.d. 
Monk Male Figure Holding Child   Unknown   Wood, carved  17-18th century 
Madonna   Unknown   Wood, carved  n.d. 
Latin Cross Pendant   Unknown   Silver  n.d. 
Ankh Cross Pendant   Unknown   Gold metal, enamel  1976 

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