Author: GIFFORDS, GLORIA KAY; GIFFORDS, GLORIA KAY
Title: Mexican Folk Retablos Masterpieces on Tin First Edition
Description: University of Arizona Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Now in a protective archival removable mylar cover. Dust jacket is slightly worn; scuffing along edges, corners and spine, a few tiny tears on edges, whitening rubbing on edges. From the private library of journalist and publisher James Strohn Copley with his decorative book-plate on the front paste-down. Mr. Copley was the owner of the San Diego Union Tribune. He had the interest and passion of an inspired collector/newspaper publisher who wanted the finest work available. He wanted every book “to represent dramatic, humorous, romantic, passionate, or tragic events in the lives of real people unconsciously caught in the weave of American history. ”Small bookshop stamp on inside of back cover. Book Description - "A study of religious paintings on art that flourished in Mexico in the nineteenth century has never been surpassed. It remains an important resource for folk art scholars and enthusiasts both. The first part of the book is given to an analysis of folk retablo painting. The second part concentrates on iconography and on why certain images of Christ, Mary, and the saints were venerated. The third part examines ex-votos, small images painted to commemorate the donor�s gratitude for a favor. Throughout, the text is superbly illustrated with color plates and detailed descriptions and commentaries on each image." ; Color and black and white illustrations ; Oversized; 160 pages. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

Keywords: Art Artist Mexican Mexico Folk Culture Tin Art Culture, Cultural


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