Finding Caspicara
Title | Finding Caspicara PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Verdi Webster |
Publisher | University of Texas Press |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2024 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1477329722 |
"Caspicara was the most renowned sculptor of the eighteenth-century Andean world. Yet many works that are attributed to this Indigenous artist cannot be firmly documented as he is nearly absent in traditional archival records. Susan Webster seeks to analyze not only the visual imagery and material culture of his many works, but she also seeks to lay the foundation for understanding how scholars can revive the life and records of artists and other historical figures--many of whom were Indigenous in this period--with different methodologies. By cultivating artistic theory, popular religious devotion, and specific styles of sculpture, Webster's examination of the labor and workshop practices of this period contextualize the extensive commercial networks that existed within Quito and emanated beyond it. Webster explores the reason why authors constructed an almost completely fictional life story and canon for this artist that continued for two centuries, how this story fueled the agendas and goals of these authors in melding the colonial past with a newly independent country that could measure itself against western European culture, and as a potent story for tourists. She then considers the ways in which Caspicara's work was at the center of debates of sculpture versus painting in Quito. These debates and their development in the city also add context to notions of authorship, and how it was documented (or not). By exploring the professional world where he worked, Webster's analysis of Indigenous sculptors and their family networks of labor and apprenticeship in the arts allow us to understand the changing workforce and materials for sculptures. This analysis also reveals what day-to-day life may have been for Caspicara, and how this routine informed the artistic choices available to him. Archival materials indirectly offer glimpses into how patrons regarded Caspicara and his work, and how the work of others later embellished or altered his original vision. Throughout the chapters, visuality, materials, and reception challenge the typical obsession of art historians, museum curators, and auction houses in their hunger to attribute authorship in ways that increase the value, both for prestige and monetary reasons, and in ways that end up obscuring authorship and intent"--
Beyond National Identity
Title | Beyond National Identity PDF eBook |
Author | Michele Greet |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780271034706 |
Traces changes in Andean artists' vision of indigenous peoples as well as shifts in the critical discourse surrounding their work between 1920 and 1960.
Caspicara
Title | Caspicara PDF eBook |
Author | Agustín Moreno Proaño |
Publisher | |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Christian art and symbolism |
ISBN |
The Famous Alvarado Collection
Title | The Famous Alvarado Collection PDF eBook |
Author | Jesús Alvarado Hidalgo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 180 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Culture and Customs of Ecuador
Title | Culture and Customs of Ecuador PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Handelsman |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2000-03-30 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 031309585X |
Culture and Customs of Ecuador celebrates the extraordinary cultural, geographic, and ethnic diversity that has made this small country one of Latin America's most unique. Through this overview of its history, religious institutions, literature, social customs, cinema, media, and visual and performing arts, Ecuador emerges as a vibrant microcosm of Latin America. Students and other readers will learn how Ecuadorian society blends pre-Colombian, colonial, modern, and postmodern cultural forces. The underlying themes of Ecuador's continuous struggles with multiculturalism and national identity are presented with unprecedented clarity. Ecuador is a land of drama and paradox with abundant natural resources and a boom and bust economy that has prolonged dependence and instability. Despite many of the economic and social obstacles typical of developing nations, Ecuador has developed a dynamic culture. This multicultural society comes alive through engaging chapters on everything from history to performing arts. A chronology and glossary supplement the text.
Library of Congress Name Headings with References
Title | Library of Congress Name Headings with References PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1044 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Corporate headings (Cataloging) |
ISBN |
Spanish Studies in the United States ...
Title | Spanish Studies in the United States ... PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Grattan Doyle |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1924 |
Genre | Spanish language |
ISBN |