Author: Levick, Melba & Cohan, Tony
Title: Mexicolor : The Spirit of Mexican Design. Photographs by Melba Levick ; Text by Tony Cohan ; Creative Direction by Masako Takahashi.
Description: San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1998. Paperback. 176 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. Very good condition The collaborative project of an artist, a photographer, and a writer all in love with the brilliant displays of color seen everywhere in Mexico. Walls washed flamingo pink on top, deep matte blue on the bottom. A green flatbed truck heaped with orange marigolds. A sea of colorful skeletons at a Day of the Dead fiesta. The radiant reds, yellows, purples, and greens of the fruits and vegetables at el mercado. Mexicolor explores Mexico high and low, from colonial towns to dazzling beaches, from traditional workshops to contemporary interiors, from open markets to extraordinary homes and inns, uncovering the colorful artistry that permeates everyday life across this vast nation.

Keywords: Decorative Arts--Mexico; Color Decoration and Ornament--Mexico; Interior Decoration--Mexico


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