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Tradition in Contemporary New Mexico Santos
Laurie Beth Kalb
ISBN: 9780826315502
Format: Paperback
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
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This first serious study of contemporary santeros working in northern New Mexico is amply illustrated throughout with beautiful color photographs. Laurie Beth Kalb examines the role and meaning of tradition in the work of a number of artists, both living and deceased, including Luis Tapia, Patrocinio Barela, Marco and Patricia Oviedo, Enrique Rendon, and many others. For each of these artists, the meaning of tradition varies, and the issues of self…
This first serious study of contemporary santeros working in northern New Mexico is amply illustrated throughout with beautiful color photographs. Laurie Beth Kalb examines the role and meaning of tradition in the work of a number of artists, both living and deceased, including Luis Tapia, Patrocinio Barela, Marco and Patricia Oviedo, Enrique Rendon, and many others. For each of these artists, the meaning of tradition varies, and the issues of self-representation, cultural expression, preservation, innovation, and market demands are all complex, powerful, and delicate. It is both troublesome and rewarding to be able to support a family on the sales of religious images to Anglo buyers. The mainstream fine art world, tourism, religion, and ethnic politics all play roles in the creation of traditional works in a contemporary world. For all the santeros, the tangle of religious, commercial, political, and aesthetic forces requires complicated choices far beyond the basic relationships between themselves and their saints. Laurie Beth Kalb tells a fascinating and revealing story about a unique art form and its significance.
| ISBN | 082631550X | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780826315502 (What's this?) | | Pages | 237 | | Publisher | University of New Mexico Press | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | University of New Mexico Press | | Weight (grammes) | 55 | | Format | Paperback | | Published in | Albuquerque, NM | | Publication date | 01 Jan 2001 | | Height (mm) | 298 | | Non-book description | 237 p. : | | Width (mm) | 222 | | Photographer | Peck, Mary Einstein, Susan | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | Library of Congress | NK835.N5 K | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 704.9482 | |
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