Art against dictatorship : making and exporting arpilleras under Pinochet /
This study of Chilean arpillera folk art and its makers, sellers, and buyers explores the creation of a solidarity art system and shows how art can be a powerful force for opposing dictatorship and empowering oppressed people.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Government Document Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2013
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ;
bk. Twenty-Nine. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Solidarity art
- Beginnings : unemployment and joining groups
- The first arpillera groups
- Arpillera making in other groups and its spread
- Producing the arpilleras
- Selling arpilleras
- The buyers abroad
- Selling, giving, and exhibiting arpilleras in Chile
- The consequences of arpillera making.