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New kingdom of the saints : religious art of New Mexico, 1780-1907 / by Larry Frank ; photography by Nancy Hunter Warren and Michael O'Shaughnessy ; foreword by Thomas J. Steele.
LIBRA N7910.N6 F73 1992
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frank, Larry.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Santos (Art)--New Mexico.
- Santos (Art).
- Hispanic American art--New Mexico.
- Hispanic American art.
- Folk art--New Mexico.
- Folk art.
- New Mexico.
- Christian art and symbolism--New Mexico--Modern period, 1500-.
- Christian art and symbolism.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 319 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Fe : Red Crane Books, [1992]
- Summary:
- This book illustrates the development of religious art in northern New Mexico over a period of 150 years. To sustain their faith when they came to the New World, the Spanish relied on santos, visual representations of saints, to alleviate their loneliness and enrich their lives. More than three hundred santos are illustrated.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [312]-314) and index.
- ISBN:
- 187861018X :
- OCLC:
- 25832071
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