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Author:

Bartra, Eli.

Title:

Women in Mexican folk art : of promises, betrayals, monsters and celebrities / Eli Bartra.

Publisher:

University of Wales Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

184 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Folk art--Mexico.
Women artists--Mexico.
Women in art.

Other Authors:

Follett, Christopher.
Thomson, Richard.

Other Titles:

Mujeres en el arte popular English

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-175) and index. "Translation by Christopher Follett and Richard Thomson"--T.p. verso.

Contents:

Folk art and some of its myths -- Women and votive paintings -- Judas was not a woman, but- -- Fantastic art : alebrijes and ocumichos -- Frida Kahlo on a visit to Ocotl©Łn : the painting's one thing, the clay's another -- The paintings on the serapes of Teotitl©Łn -- From humble rag dolls to Zapatistas -- Embroiderers of mircales.

Series:

Iberian and Latin American studies

ISBN:

0708323642 (pbk.)
9780708323649 (pbk.)
0708323472 (hardback)
9780708323472 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)670480164

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)