ISBN:
9780271034713
,
0271034718
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 365 S.
,
Ill.
,
26 cm
DDC:
704.9/4240972
Keywords:
Women in art
;
Women in popular culture
;
Art, Mexican 20th century
;
Art and society 20th century
;
Mexiko
;
Frauenkunst
;
Frau
;
Geschichte 1900-2010
Abstract:
"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
Description / 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.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-349) and index
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