Heaven, Hell and Somewhere in Between: Portuguese Popular Art

by Anthony Alan Shelton

A powerful compilation of popular artworks that captures the playful, subversive culture of a nation forever trapped between land and sea, salvation and damnation. Popular art expresses the passion and verve emanating from the rich imagination and the social, political and religious experiences of its creators. In Portugal, this art of the people also conveys deeply seated, idealistic views of national identity, history and character that have been...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1927958245
• ISBN13: 9781927958247
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 4.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 10.1" x 12.1"