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008			170202s20042004cdna 000 u eng d
020			_a9782020618618
082	1		_a755.2097 VIL _2
100	1		_aVilchis Roque, Alfredo
245	1	0	_aInfinitas gracias : _bcontemporary Mexican votive painting _c/ Alfredo Vilchis Roque, Pierre Schwartz ; foreword by Victoire and Hervé Di Rosa ;
260			_aSan Francisco _b: Seuil Chronicle _c, c2004.
300			_a254 p. _b: illus. _c; 21 cm.
520			_aInfinitas Gracias is the first collection of the work of Alfredo Vilchis Roque, one of Mexico's most famous contemporary painters, and his sons. In the tradition of Catholic votives, each painting tells a miraculous tale and gives thanks to the intervening saint. Ablaze with intense color hearkening back to the natural pigment dyes of ancient Mexico, these works portray the kaleidoscope of issues that constitute modern urban existence. With over 200 paintings, from circus adventures to household accidents to adultery, drugs, and prostitution, Infinitas Gracias weaves together a bizarre tapestry of stories, some disturbing, some comical - all unerringly wrought and profoundly touching.
546			_aTranslated from the Spanish to English.
650		4	_aVotive offerings _z-Mexico.
650		4	_aVotive offerings in art
700	1		_aBell, Elizabeth
700	1		_aSchwartz, Pierre
942			_cMO
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