Printing the Spirit: Gustave Baumann's Santos

by Thomas Leech

It is perhaps taking the thing too lightly in a country where constant battle between life and desert makes the invocation of supernatural forces very necessary, but New Mexico saints have very human traits, and the old santeros have made them real. --Gustave Baumann

In 1927, Gustave Baumann, already celebrated for his colorful and innovative woodcuts, turned his attention to documenting the works of traditional New Mexican santeros...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890136939
• ISBN13: 9780890136935
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
• Length: 122 Pages