Author: Ittman, John (and) Innis Shoemaker (and) James Wechsler (and) Lyle Williams
Title: Mexico and Modern Printmaking: A Revolution in the Graphic Arts, 1920 to 1950
Description: Philadelphia, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2006. Hardcover. A bright red fabric hardcover with the title debossed in black lettering down the spine. There is an illustrated dust jacket, with the title printed in red and in orange across the front cover, as well as in red and in orange down the black spine. The headband is black. The front and back free and pasted end pages are a nice pumpkin color. 8, ix-xi, (2), 2-289, (1). Profusely illustrated with full-color and true-tone images. "Along with 300 illustrated prints, this text includes essays that investigate the dynamic cultural exchange between Mexico and other countries. It analyses the work of Mexican artists such as Emilio Amero and Jesus Escobedo and international artists such as Elizabeth Catlett and Jean Charlot." Contents are as follows: Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Evolution of a revolution : a brief history of printmaking in Mexico /; Lyle W. Williams --; Crossing borders : the Weyhe Gallery and the vogue for Mexican art in the United States, 1926-40 /; Innis Howe Shoemaker --; Propaganda gráfica : printmaking and the radical left in Mexico, 1920-50 /; James M. Wechsler --; Catalogue --; Dr. Atl (Geraldo Murillo) /; John Ittmann --; Open air schools and early print workshops /; John Ittmann --; Rufino Tamayo /; John Ittmann --; Gringos : foreign artists in Mexico in the 1920s and 1930s /; John Ittmann --; José Clemente Orozco /; John Ittmann --; Diego Rivera /; John Ittmann --; David Alfaro Siqueiros /; John Ittmann --; Surrealism in Mexico /; James M. Wechsler --; Leopoldo Méndez /; James M. Wechsler --; Mexicanidad /; James M. Wechsler --; Alfredo Zalce /; Lyle W. Williams --; Francisco Dosamantes /; Lyle W. Williams --; Isidoro Ocampo /; James M. Wechsler --; Jesús Escobedo /; Lyle W. Williams --; Taller de gráfica popular : the life and drama of Mexico /; James M. Wechsler --; Framing the revolution /; James M. Wechsler --; Checklist of prints --; Notes --; Index of names. VG+/VG+: The book has clean pages and tight binding. The dust jacket has no visable tears or marks. Looks like the book was rarely, if ever, taken from the shelf.

Keywords: American Art ; Mexican Graphic Arts ; ; General Art - American


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