Portfolio of Spanish colonial design in New Mexico / [with text by E. Boyd Hall].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Boyd, E. (Elizabeth), 1903-1974.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Spanish colonial--New Mexico.

Art, Spanish colonial.

Catholic Church--In art.

Catholic Church.

New Mexico.

Physical Description:

xxx, 36 pages, 50 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : LPD Press, 2001.

Summary:

In 1938, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) engaged New Mexican artists to create the Portfolio of Spanish Colonial Design in New Mexico. The Portfolio contained fifty hand-colored woodcuts and a booklet written by E Boyd. When the official, finished portfolios were shipped to Washington, D.C., they were condemned and many were destroyed. A few complete Portfolios, however, survived and are in libraries today. This may be the first time that many have had a chance to see this monumental work. This reprint of the original Portfolio marks the 75th anniversary of the Spanish Colonial Arts Society. Along with the original booklet and fifty prints there is additional information on the project that has recently surfaced. A tool for artists and researchers, this is a piece of New Mexico's artistic history that can now be enjoyed by everyone.

Contents:

Historical Background 11

Manuscripts 17

Examples from Picuris and Santa Cruz Jurisdictions 19

Laguna 22

Versions of the Christ 23

Examples from Mora Jurisdiction 25

The Virgin Guadalupe 26

Miscellaneous Expamples 28

Painted Skin Hangings 30

Chests 32

Embroidery 33

Design 33

Portfolio Prints 42.

Notes:

Originally published: Santa Fe : Federal Art Project of New Mexico, Works Progress Administration, 1938.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1890689211

OCLC:

48649340