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Twenty centuries of Mexican art = Veinte siglos de arte mexicano /

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"Curated by three of Mexico's leading art historians along with the painter Miguel Covarrubias, Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art had originally been intended for a French museum, but was rerouted to New York due to the risk posed by shipping precious artworks by sea during World War II. Thi...

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Main Author: Caso, Alfonso, 1896-1970 (Author, Curator)
Corporate Authors: Mexico. Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, Twenty centuries of Mexican art (Exhibition)
Other Authors: Fernández, Justino, 1904-1972 (Curator)
Format: Conference Proceeding Book
Language:English
Spanish
Language Notes:Text in English and Spanish.
Published: New York : The Museum of Modern Art in collaboration with the Mexican Government, [1940]
Subjects:
Art, Mexican.
Mexico > Antiquities.
Indian art > Mexico.
Artists > Mexico.
Art > Mexico > Exhibitions.
Art mexicain > Expositions.
Mexique > Antiquités.
Artistes > Mexique.
Art > Mexique > Expositions.
Mexique > Antiquités > Expositions.
Artistes > Mexique > Expositions.
Arte mexicano > Exposiciones.
Arte > México.
México > Arqueología.
Indios de México > Arte.
Artistas mexicanos.
Antiquities
Art
Art, Mexican
Artists
Indian art
Mexico
Kunst
Mexiko
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Exhibition catalogs.
Art criticism.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Description
Summary:"Curated by three of Mexico's leading art historians along with the painter Miguel Covarrubias, Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art had originally been intended for a French museum, but was rerouted to New York due to the risk posed by shipping precious artworks by sea during World War II. This unparalleled exhibition featured some 5,000 examples of ancient, colonial, folk, and modern Mexican art. The exhibition has a lasting legacy at MoMA: among its holdings of Mexican modernism are works by 54 of the artists represented."--MOMA.
Item Description:"1940 copyright by the Museum of Modern Art and the Instituto de Antropologia e Historia de Mexico."--Title page verso.
"175 plates including 20 in full color."--Dust jacket.
Published on occasion of the exhibition "Twenty centuries of Mexican art," a major exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, held May 15-September 30, 1940; held in collaboration with the Mexican Government.
"This illustrated book is based upon a limited selection of objects in the exhibition. A complete check-list of the items displayed must be obtained from the Museum of Modern Art , New York."--Title page verso.
Maps on front lining-paper; "Pre-Spanish chronological chart" and "Colonial chronological chart" on back lining-paper.
"Corrections" slip inserted.
Includes biographical sketches.
The Cushing Library/Area Studies/Hispanic copy has Ex Libris: [was previously owned by] James C. Gifford.
Physical Description:198 pages, [175] leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-199).