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Idols behind altars : modern Mexican art and its cultural roots / Anita Brenner

By:

Brenner, Anita, (, 1905-1974)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Dover Publications, Inc. , 2002Description: 355 p. : illus. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780486423036

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DDC classification:

709.72 BRE

Summary: Art critic, historian and journalist Anita Brenner (1905-1974) is acknowledged to be one of the most important and perceptive writers on the art, culture, and political history of Mexico. Idols Behind Altars is her influential historical and critical study of modern Mexican art and its roots. It was one of the first books to afford Mexican art the same serious considerations as European and Asian art and remains indispensable for anyone interested in the subject. The works of such major figures as Diego Rivera, Jóse Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Francisco Goitia and Jean Charlot are examined in the cultural context of pre-Columbian times through the 19th century. 117 illustrations -- including some early photographs by Edward Weston.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	709.72 BRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		020325

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Art critic, historian and journalist Anita Brenner (1905-1974) is acknowledged to be one of the most important and perceptive writers on the art, culture, and political history of Mexico. Idols Behind Altars is her influential historical and critical study of modern Mexican art and its roots. It was one of the first books to afford Mexican art the same serious considerations as European and Asian art and remains indispensable for anyone interested in the subject. The works of such major figures as Diego Rivera, Jóse Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Francisco Goitia and Jean Charlot are examined in the cultural context of pre-Columbian times through the 19th century. 117 illustrations -- including some early photographs by Edward Weston.

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