Mexico : a revolution in art, 1910-1940 /
Locke, Adrian,
Mexico : a revolution in art, 1910-1940 / Adrian Locke. - 224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 27 cm
Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Royal Academy of Arts, London, 6th July-29th September 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Unleashing the tiger -- Mexico in flames: 1910-1920 -- The return of the native: 1921-1928 -- The clash of sun and shadow: 1929-1934 -- Unadulterated artistic creation: 1935-1940.
In the first half of the 20th century Mexico was home to a burgeoning of art. This surge of artistic activity is the subject of this text, which presents the work of Mexican artists from social-realist painters to photographers alongside that of their international contemporaries who visited Mexico in search of inspiration, political sympathies or an alternative way of life.
1907533311 9781907533310
GBB5D1518 bnb
Art, Mexican--20th century--Exhibitions.
Art and state--History--Mexico--20th century--Exhibitions.
Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920.
Mexico : a revolution in art, 1910-1940 / Adrian Locke. - 224 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 27 cm
Published on the occasion of the exhibition of the same name held at Royal Academy of Arts, London, 6th July-29th September 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Prologue: Unleashing the tiger -- Mexico in flames: 1910-1920 -- The return of the native: 1921-1928 -- The clash of sun and shadow: 1929-1934 -- Unadulterated artistic creation: 1935-1940.
In the first half of the 20th century Mexico was home to a burgeoning of art. This surge of artistic activity is the subject of this text, which presents the work of Mexican artists from social-realist painters to photographers alongside that of their international contemporaries who visited Mexico in search of inspiration, political sympathies or an alternative way of life.
1907533311 9781907533310
GBB5D1518 bnb
Art, Mexican--20th century--Exhibitions.
Art and state--History--Mexico--20th century--Exhibitions.
Mexico--History--Revolution, 1910-1920.