Our Lady of controversy : Alma Lopez's "Irreverent apparition"

Our Lady of controversy : Alma Lopez's "Irreverent apparition" / Edited by Alicia Gaspar de Alba and Alma López.

"Months before Alma López's digital collage Our Lady was shown at the Museum of International Folk Art in 2001, the museum began receiving angry phone calls from community activists and Catholic leaders who demanded that the image not be displayed. Protest rallies, prayer vigils, and death...

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Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2011, ©2011.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Chicana matters series.
Subjects:
López, Alma > (Alma Lorena), > 1966- > Our Lady.
López, Alma > (Alma Lorena), > 1966- > Criticism and interpretation.
Guadalupe, Our Lady of > Art.
Mexican American art > Public opinion.
Women artists > California > Los Angeles.
Mexican American artists.
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Summary:"Months before Alma López's digital collage Our Lady was shown at the Museum of International Folk Art in 2001, the museum began receiving angry phone calls from community activists and Catholic leaders who demanded that the image not be displayed. Protest rallies, prayer vigils, and death threats ensued, but the provocative image of la Virgen de Guadalupe (hands on hips, clad only in roses, and exalted by a bare-breasted butterfly angel) remained on exhibition."--Publisher description.
Item Description:Accompanied by a bonus DVD of Alma López's I love Lupe video that looks at the Chicana artistic tradition of reimagining la Virgen de Guadalupe, featuring a historic conversation between Yolanda López, Ester Hernández, and Alma López.
Physical Description:xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD : sound ; 4 3/4 inches)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780292719927 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292719922 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292726420 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292726422 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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