Casa Maņana :  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. 
<br/><br/> Published in conjunction with an exhibition of Mexican popular arts drawn from the collection of Dwight and Elizabeth Morrow. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-192) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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 Maņana 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Bilingual Spanish and English. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826328052 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Morrow, Dwight W. (1873 - 1931) ---Art collection<br/>Morrow, Elizabeth (1873 - 1955) ---Art collection
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Casa Maņana (Cuernavaca, Mexico)<br/>Mead Art Museum (Amherst College)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Folk Art---Mexico<br/>Folk Art---Private collections---Mexico---Cuernavaca<br/>Folk art---Massachusetts---Amherst
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>NK844  / .R48 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>745.0972 CAS