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Casa Mañana : the Morrow collection of Mexican popular arts / edited by Susan Danly ; introduction by Ilan Stavans. - 1st ed. - Albuquerque, NM : Published for The Mead Art Museum, Amherst College by the University of New Mexico Press , c2002. - 199 p. : illus. ; 27 cm.

Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Mexican popular arts drawn from the collection of Dwight and Elizabeth Morrow.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index.

A collection of colorful array of handmade ceramic pots, lacquer ware trays, and striking textiles. U.S. ambassador to Mexico in the late 1920s, Dwight and Elizabeth Morrow played a crucial role in shaping the relationship between Mexico and the United States. At Casa Mañana the Morrows entertained Mexico's leading political and cultural figures. Elizabeth's love of traditional handicrafts merged with Dwight's political instincts to use popular, indigenous art and culture as a diplomatic tool to clebrate Mexico.


Bilingual Spanish and English.

ISBN: 9780826328052

Subjects--Personal Names:
Morrow, Dwight W. (1873 - 1931) ---Art collection
Morrow, Elizabeth (1873 - 1955) ---Art collection

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Casa Mañana (Cuernavaca, Mexico)
Mead Art Museum (Amherst College)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Folk Art---Mexico
Folk Art---Private collections---Mexico---Cuernavaca
Folk art---Massachusetts---Amherst

LC Class. No.: NK844 / .R48 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 745.0972 CAS