Nature and Spirit: Ancient Costa Rican Treasures in the Mayer Collection at the Denver Art Museum

by Margaret Young-Sanchez

Assembled almost entirely by Frederick and Jan Mayer, The Denver Art Museum's collection of ancient Costa Rican art is one of the finest and most comprehensive in the world, and it is a major component of the museum's acclaimed holdings in New World art. Nature and Spirit reveals to the modern world the richness and sophistication of indigenous thought and the incredible beauty of native art in the Americas.

Costa Rica boasts an astounding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0914738682
• ISBN13: 9780914738688
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Denver Art Museum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 10.3" x 10.2"