Becoming modern, becoming tradition : women, gender, and representation in Mexican art / Adriana Zavala.
2010
N7630 .Z38 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Becoming modern, becoming tradition : women, gender, and representation in Mexican art / Adriana Zavala.
Author
Zavala, Adriana.
ISBN
9780271034713 (alk. paper)
0271034718 (alk. paper)
9780271035246 (pbk.)
0271035242 (pbk.)
0271034718 (alk. paper)
9780271035246 (pbk.)
0271035242 (pbk.)
Publication Details
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xvii, 365 p., 24 p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Call Number
N7630 .Z38 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
704.9/4240972
Summary
"Explores the imagery of woman in Mexican art and visual culture. Examines how woman signified a variety of concepts, from modernity to authenticity and revolutionary social transformation, both before and after the Mexican Revolution"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards
2011 Association for Latin American Art Book Award
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Table of Contents
1. The eternal feminine : self-sacrifice, modesty, and discretion
2. Fin de siglo : modernity and the culture of decadence
3. Pupilas and Mestizas
4. Santa, La India Bonita, and Mexican maternity
5. Desnudas, Amazonas, and Tehuanas
6. Double portraits : "sons (and daughters) of La Malinche"
Epilogue.
2. Fin de siglo : modernity and the culture of decadence
3. Pupilas and Mestizas
4. Santa, La India Bonita, and Mexican maternity
5. Desnudas, Amazonas, and Tehuanas
6. Double portraits : "sons (and daughters) of La Malinche"
Epilogue.