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Title: Latin American Art by Edward Sullivan ISBN: 0-7148-3980-9 Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc. Pub. Date: 20 September, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: an educational tome
Comment: A massive, heavy volume, it's a good overview of Latin American art. Profusely illustrated (mostly in color), the art is in every conceivable style from traditional landscapes to avant garde installations, the earliest is from 1898, and the most recent from 1995.
There aren't too many full page illustrations, usually 2 or 3 to a page, and I suspect the colors are quite muted compared to the originals...but it makes up for this in quantity and variety. It also includes a chapter on Chicano art, as well as an extensive bibliography by country.
Each chapter is by a writer familiar with the art of the country being discussed (most of them museum directors/curators or art history professors), and though the writing style may vary, it's informative...the print however, is painfully small, limiting its use for my eyes as a reference book, rather than one I could read cover to cover.
Three pieces I love are from Mexico: The incredible Rodolfo Morales' "Juicio Final" (pg. 15), from Cuba: Mariano Rodriguez' "El Gallo Pintado" (pg.91), and from Venezuela: Hector Poleo's "Los Comisarios" (pg. 142).
Rating: 4
Summary: Uneven Coverage By Country
Comment: This is an important book with excellent sections, but, unfortunately, since each country is covered by an "expert" the quality of the essays is uneven. The essay on Mexico gets high marks for organization, coverage and lucidity. Others are not as successful.
Rating: 5
Summary: Magnificent illustrations
Comment: This is a handsome book filled with beautiful color illustrations of diverse works from throughout Latin America, including Puerto Rico, grouped according to country. It as a nice balance of well-written text and key works of fine art.
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Title: Twentieth-Century Art of Latin America by Jacqueline Barnitz ISBN: 0292708580 Publisher: Univ of Texas Press Pub. Date: 15 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Art of Latin America 1900-1980 by Marta Traba ISBN: 0940602717 Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr Pub. Date: July, 1994 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Latin American Art of the 20th Century (The World of Art) by Edward Lucie-Smith ISBN: 0500202605 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: May, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Caribbean Art (The World of Art) by Veerle Poupeye ISBN: 0500203067 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 28 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Beyond the Fantastic: Contemporary Art Criticism from Latin America by Gerardo Mosquera ISBN: 0262631725 Publisher: MIT Press Pub. Date: 13 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $32.95 |
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