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Women in Mexican folk art : of promises, betrayals, monsters and celebrities /
"Mexico is home to some of the world's most extraordinary folk art, and the majority of its highly acclaimed pieces were created by women. Looking closely at eight types of Mexican folk art, including votive paintings, embroidered exvotos, cardboard Judas dolls, reproductions of Frida Kahl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cardiff :
University of Wales Press,
2011.
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| Colección: | Iberian and Latin American studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Mexico is home to some of the world's most extraordinary folk art, and the majority of its highly acclaimed pieces were created by women. Looking closely at eight types of Mexican folk art, including votive paintings, embroidered exvotos, cardboard Judas dolls, reproductions of Frida Kahlo's paintings made of clay, and clay figures from Cumicho called alebrijes, this beautifully illustrated volume is one of the first to trace the role and effects of gender on both the objects of Mexican folk art and the knowledge and life experiences that lie behind them."-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-175) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781783160747 1783160748 9780708323489 0708323480 |