Women in Mexican Folk Art: Of Promises, Betrayals, Monsters and Celebrities

by Eli Bartra

Book Overview

Mexico is home to some of the world's most extraordinary folk art, and the majority of its highly acclaimed pieces were created by women. Looking closely at eight types of Mexican folk art, including votive paintings, embroidered exvotos, cardboard Judas dolls, reproductions of Frida Kahlo's paintings made of clay, and clay figures from Cumicho called alebrijes, this beautifully illustrated volume is one of the first to trace the role and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708323642
• ISBN13: 9780708323649
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: University of Wales Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"