Folk Art of Mexico
Monumentos Del Arte Mexicano Antiguo: Ornamentacion, Mytologia, Tributos y Monumentos
Written by Chuck Plosky
Art Professor, New Jersey City University Continue reading
Mayo Weavings of Northwest Mexico
By William Laney
Modern Mayos, perhaps 60,000 of them, live in more than twenty scattered settlements lying dispersed along the lower reaches of the Rio Mayo in Sonora and the lower Rio Fuerte in the state of Sinaloa. A few also live near Alamos, Sonora. Continue reading
An Interview of Jorge Wilmot
by Lenore Hoag-Mulryan and transcribed by Cathey Merrill
February 2007 – Tuesday morning at 10:00 at Jorge Wilmot’s apartment with Jorge and Angel Santos: Question to both – is there a renaissance going on – Answer – No – it is maintaining the same level. Continue reading
The Art of the Nacimiento
By Terry Gay Puckett
In Mexico during Christmas season, the nacimiento — the nativity scene representing the birth of Christ — is the center of the Mexican home. More important than the Christmas tree, many of these nacimientos are not only complex, but captivating as well. Continue reading
The Jewelry of Oaxaca
by Carmen Armstrong
Since pre-Hispanic times, the region of Oaxaca in southern Mexico has been known for jewelry production. The area had an abundance of gold deposits that were easily accessible to the indigenous people of this area. Continue reading
The Anima Sola in Mexican Devotional Art
By Dan McCauley
Little information is available in Mexican literature about the Anima Sola — literally translated, the lonely soul — despite the fact that most students of Spanish Colonial art are familiar with the image of a soul or souls suffering in purgatory. Continue reading
The Convento of San Agustin Acolman: Its History and Art
By Dan McCauley
With the arrival in Mexico City of a group of Franciscan friars known as “The Twelve Apostles of Mexico,” or “the Twelve,” in 1524, the concerted effort by Mexico’s Spanish conquerors to convert New Spain’s indigenous peoples to Catholicism began in earnest. Continue reading
Ways to Deaccess Your Private Collection: Or How to Make Room for More
By Cathey Merrill
Often I am asked for suggestions on disposing of collected pieces. Perhaps the person asking really wants to know if I am interested in buying what they have, but it happens so often that I thought it might be helpful to write an article on the subject, in case the dilemma is widespread. Continue reading
