Great masters of Mexican folk art : Fomento Cultural Banamex Collection : 20 years / Candida Fernández de Calderón [exhibition coordinator].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fernández de Calderón, Cándida, author, curator.

Webster, Amira Candelaria, author.

Ruano Gomez, Virginia, author.

Contributor:

Fomento Cultural Banamex, issuing body.

Palacio de Iturbide, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fomento Cultural Banamex--Art collections--Exhibitions.

Fomento Cultural Banamex.

Folk art--Mexico--History--20th century--Exhibitions.

Folk art.

Folk artists--Mexico--Biography.

Folk artists.

Art museums.

History.

Mexico.

Genre:

Biographies.

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Physical Description:

643 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm + 1 directory of artists (39 pages ; 32 cm)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ciudad de México : Fomento Cultural Banamex, A.C. ; Madrid, Spain : Turner, 2019.

Summary:

"This new edition of the acclaimed Grand Masters of Mexican Folk Art, first published in 1999 and now expanded to more than 600 pages, pays tribute to the 180 artisans who composed the previous collection and celebrates the 400 artisans that have surfaced since."--Amazon.com description.

A massive, luxurious, silk-bound compilation of Mexicoœs incredible wealth of folk art and craft in Mexico, one of the richest and most diverse folk arts in the world. The artisans mastery in different materials such as clay, wood, stone, textiles, metals, leather and plant fibers reflects an aura of genius and creativity that has been passed down by previous generations highlighting the wealth and tenacity of Mexican culture.This new edition of the acclaimed Grand Masters of Mexican Folk Art, first published in 1999 and now expanded to more than 600 pages, pays tribute to the 180 artisans who composed the previous collection and celebrates the 400 artisans that have surfaced since.The book does an exquisite job of capturing the essence of Mexican craftspersons and their meticulous techniques in more than 1,800 full-page portraits and colorful images of the works.

Contents:

Introduction

Clay

Plant fibers

Wood

Metal

Textiles

Various

In memoriam.

Notes:

Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Citibanamex Palace of Culture, Iturbide Palace, Mexico City, from September 11, 2019 to April 2020

Includes bibliographical references (pages 611-613) and index.

Texts by Amira Candelaria Webster and Virginia Ruano Gomez.

ISBN:

6079478293

9786079478292

OCLC:

1162883004