Women in Mexican folk art : of promises, betrayals, monsters and celebrities / Eli Bartra.

"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...

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Main Author: Bartra, Eli (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2011.
Series:Iberian and Latin American studies.
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Summary:"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."--
Physical Description:1 online resource (184 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-175) and index.
ISBN:9781783160747
1783160748
9780708323489
0708323480
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.