The folk art of Latin America : visiones del pueblo / Marion Oettinger, Jr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Dutton Studio Books in association with the Museum of American Folk Art, c1992Description: 107 p. : illus. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 9780525485995
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • LAS 745.082 OET
Summary: The result of extensive fieldwork throughout Mexico, Central and South America, and Spanish- and French-speaking islands in the Caribbean, this beautiful and informative book concentrates on folk art made by Latin Americans for Latin Americans; it does not concern itself with folk art made for export. The objects illustrated are not only aesthetically pleasing, but have also been carefully selected because they play central roles in Latin American society and culture.
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Latin American Studies Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles LAS 745.082 OET (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available non fiction 021461

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum of American Folk Art, New York; the San Antonio Museum of Art; the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles; and the Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).

The result of extensive fieldwork throughout Mexico, Central and South America, and Spanish- and French-speaking islands in the Caribbean, this beautiful and informative book concentrates on folk art made by Latin Americans for Latin Americans; it does not concern itself with folk art made for export. The objects illustrated are not only aesthetically pleasing, but have also been carefully selected because they play central roles in Latin American society and culture.

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