Artists of New Mexico traditions : the National Heritage fellows / by Michael Pettit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pettit, Michael.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk artists--New Mexico--Biography.

Folk artists.

Arts, American--New Mexico--20th century.

Arts, American.

Arts, American--New Mexico--21st century.

Ethnic arts--New Mexico--History--20th century.

Ethnic arts.

Ethnic arts--New Mexico--History--21st century.

National Endowment for the Arts. National Heritage Fellowship.

National Endowment for the Arts.

History.

New Mexico.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

164 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

First [edition].

Place of Publication:

Santa Fe : Museum of New Mexico Press, 2012.

Summary:

Since 1982, fifteen New Mexico artists have been named National Heritage Fellows, the most from any state, recognized for their contributions to the nation's traditional arts heritage. Pettit draws from the lives of these New Mexico artists--among them potters and weavers, storytellers and musicians--through interviews with living artists, family members, curators, and others discussing their lives and art. Portraits emerge, as well, of the villages, extended families, and traditions that are a constant in the lives of these artists.

Contents:

Irvin Trujillo

Charlie M. Carrillo

Esther Martinez

Eliseo and Paula Rodríguez

Roberto and Lorenzo Martínez

Ramón José López

Frances Varos Graves

Emilio and Senaida Romero

Helen Cordero

Margaret Tafoya

Cleofes Vigil

George López.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-160) and index.

ISBN:

9780890135754

0890135754

OCLC:

796081945