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Arte Popular : The Rex May Collection of Mexican Folk Art by The Mexican Museum (2021, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherChronicle Books

ISBN-101452125910

ISBN-139781452125916

eBay Product ID (ePID)21038379556

Product Key Features

Book TitleArte Popular : the Rex May Collection of Mexican Folk Art

Number of Pages168 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2021

TopicCollections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Decorative Arts

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Art

AuthorThe Mexican Museum

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight22.6 Oz

Item Length8.3 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-006018

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal745.0972

SynopsisA lush collection of Mexican art and artifacts from the San Francisco Mexican Museum, timed to publish with grand opening of its new Yerba Buena museum in 2020., Arte Popular features 100 pieces from Rex May's extensive collection of exquisite hand-crafted objects from all over Mexico. Coming from the reputable Mexican Museum, this volume demonstrates the dramatic power of folk art. This bilingual volume provides a veritable treasure trove of discoveries for the curious reader. Features bold and atmospheric photographs Includes scholarly essays that delve into the collection's origins and significance A visual treat for lovers of Mexican art, craft, and visual culture The Rex May Collection-bequeathed to the Mexican Museum by the legendary 39-Mile-Drive sign designer-demonstrates the dramatic power of folk art. This book is a companion to the opening of the Mexican Museum building in downtown San Francisco's Yerba Buena museum neighborhood. This striking, gold-foil-bedecked hardcover makes a wonderful gift for artists and art fans everywhere. Perfect for museum goers and fans of Mexican arts and crafts The Mexican Museum has been a San Francisco cultural destination and educational resource for 37 years, and became the only San Francisco affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in 2012. Add it to the shelf with books like Mexican Details by Joe P. Carr and Karen Witynski, Crafts of Mexico by Margarita de Orellana and Alberto Ruy Sanchez, and Masks of Mexico: Tigers, Devils, and the Dance of Life by Barbara Mauldin., Arte Popular features 100 pieces from Rex May's extensive collection of exquisite hand-crafted objects from all over Mexico. Coming from the reputable Mexican Museum, this volume demonstrates the dramatic power of folk art. This

LC Classification NumberNK844.M393 2020