the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts in New York. In the United States The tradition of wooden carving was preserved as a folk art in Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado, where isolated villages remain relatively secluded to this day. Of particular note is the village of Cordova, New Mexico which has produced several well-known ; one was George López, who was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1982. In this region, traditional , unless made for specific church needs, are usually small, and intended for the home, or for the local church or . They are typically , without many if any accessories (that is, with clothing and the like carved and painted on the statuettes, though often bearing a separate wooden staff or other bit of regalia). They are most often made of cottonwood, pine or aspen. Many are multi-piece, with hands, head, and other details carved separately and added to a body that is otherwise carved from single block of wood. Nevertheless, the region also has a long tradition of larger, articulated, and often bloody Crucifixion . A usually carves a with a knife or other wood carving tools, and then covers it with gesso, a mixture of native gypsum and glue, to prepare it for painting. Some contemporary still use paints from homemade pigments. Some supplement their income by making to sell to tourists, especially at the annual Santa Fe International Folk Art Market and Spanish Market, including whimsical items, such as of Saint Patrick, who does not figure in Spanish Catholicism. One such figurine, by Santa Fe Frank Brito Sr. (1922–2005) is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Museum of American Art since 1997; many more traditional and other carvings by him are in the Museum of International Folk Art, along with those of other from various parts of the world. Entire Nativity scenes in style are also popular tourist items. New Mexico is known for its tradition of santos. Sibling santos painters, Bernadette Vigil and Frederico Vigil of Santa Fe, though of different styles are both known as "masters of the art of buon fresco which Bernadette has created for commissions by churches. Attire and accessories The wardrobe items of more elaborate , especially mannequins, are often expensive, such as pieces woven with gold thread. The most expensive kind is known in the Philippines as