A Mexican Folk Pottery Tradition
Title | A Mexican Folk Pottery Tradition PDF eBook |
Author | Flora S. Kaplan |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Art |
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This full-length portrait of a major style in folk pottery was originally published in Spanish by the Instituto Nacional Indigenista in 1981. Revised and enlarged, the present volume covers a wider scope. Kaplan discusses the nature and extent of the community formed by the potters of black-on-red ware, describing and classifying the pottery and the raw materials used. She examines the technique of pottery making by focusing on the role of learning and specialization in the transmission of style. Kaplan explores the patterns of traditional pottery and looks at distribution of the ware as well as at the daily and ceremonial contexts of its use, suggesting that style in material culture is a system that embodies group identity and provides a basis for group action. The markings, the color, the sizes, the shapes - in short, the style of this black-on-red pottery - are an expression of a number of ancient themes and myths that have shaped the Indian view of life over a long period.
Cerámica
Title | Cerámica PDF eBook |
Author | Amanda Thompson |
Publisher | Schiffer Pub Limited |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780764312489 |
The production of pottery is one of the oldest of Mexican crafts. This book displays Mexican ceramics of the twentieth century organized by geographic area, style, family, and individual artisan. Based upon an exhibition of over 1,200 pieces, each color picture is accompanied by a detailed description of the piece, including, when possible, the artist, style, place of origin, date of production, and size of the piece.
Oaxacan Ceramics
Title | Oaxacan Ceramics PDF eBook |
Author | Lois Wasserspring |
Publisher | Chronicle Books |
Pages | 140 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 9780811823586 |
"Though their work is informed by a shared sense of culture, place, and identity as women, each artist has her own unique style, source of inspiration, and approach to her craft. Daily life and flights of fancy, spiritual devotion and earthly concerns all find expression in these finely crafted and beautifully colored ceramic marvels, including street scenes and nativities, Virgins and Zapotec creatures, vases, plates, candleholders, and figures of Frida Kahlo."--BOOK JACKET.
Hispanic New Mexican Pottery
Title | Hispanic New Mexican Pottery PDF eBook |
Author | Charles M. Carrillo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Art |
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This book, a must for collectors and historians, is the first to explore the evidence of a Hispanic pottery tradition in northern New Mexico. Previously, scholars believed that all New Mexican utilitarian pottery was made by Native Americans.
A Guide to Mexican Ceramics
Title | A Guide to Mexican Ceramics PDF eBook |
Author | Florencia Müller |
Publisher | Ocelot Press (Claremont, CA) |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Art |
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Talavera Poblana
Title | Talavera Poblana PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Connors McQuade |
Publisher | America's Society Art Gallery |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Art |
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This illustrated bilingual study explores the development of Talavera Poblana glazed earthenware, from the seventeenth century when it was introduced to the New World in Puebla, Mexico, to the present day. These distinctive ceramic basins, vases, drug jars, tile panels, and sculptures synthesize forms and motifs of Spanish, Islamic, Chinese, and Italian origins to create a magnificent, uniquely Mexican style.
A Treasury of Mexican Folkways
Title | A Treasury of Mexican Folkways PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Toor |
Publisher | Crown |
Pages | 730 |
Release | 1947 |
Genre | Social Science |
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The customs, myths, folklore, traditions, beliefs, fiestas, dances, and songs of the Mexican people.