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Title: Art and Faith in Mexico: The 19th Century Retablo Tradition by Elizabeth Netto Calil Zarur, Charles Muir Lovell ISBN: 0-8263-2325-1 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
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Summary: This is the book to buy!
Comment: I have been searching for a book such as this for years! Scholars and novices alike will not be dissapointed with this comprehensive text by Elizabeth Zarur and Charles Lovell. This exceptional publication documents an exhibit of mexican retablos and ex votos held at the New Mexico State University Art Gallery (holders of THE largest collection of retablos in the USA). The catolog raisonne provides a wealth of information on the topic, that will become an invaluable reference source. The publication however goes far beyond documenting the exhibit. Undoubtably this text will become the "bible" for chronicling and deciphering these treasures. The two editors have brought together prominent scholars on the subject who comment on the works from an interdisciplinary ( art history, anthropological, folk art, and religioious) point of view. The iconography within the retablos is clearly deciphered throughout the text in a manner that will enlighten the reader who is new to these works, and will serve as an invaluable resource to the learned hagiographer. Additional topics in the text will provide the reader with information that has not been covered in other texts on the subject, such as: insights into religious orders who influenced the visual qualities and symbolism in the artworks, conservation and care of retablos in general. Of particular interest is editor Zarur's commentary on the impact of Spanish missionization upon the indigenous people of Mexico. She presents profound insights into how the fusing of these cultures impacted and altered visual representations of the saints and cult imagery. The visual reproductions of the works are exceptional! One can feel as though they are viewing the works in person. Brushstrokes, tin surfaces, and age of the artworks are evident in the photographs. Many of the works are complemented with close up photos. If you purchase one book on Mexican religious artworks this is it. You will not be disappointed with this one!
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Title: Mexican Folk Retablos by Gloria Giffords ISBN: 0826313698 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Miracles on the Border: Retablos of Mexican Migrants to the United States by Jorge Durand, Douglas S. Massey ISBN: 0816514976 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 1995 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Mexican Churches by Eliot Porter, Ellen Auerbach, Donna Pierce ISBN: 0811823598 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Mexican Details by Karen Witynski, Joe P. Carr ISBN: 1586850326 Publisher: Gibbs Smith Publishers Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Milagros: Votive Offerings from the Americas by Martha Egan ISBN: 0890132208 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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