Becoming modern, becoming tradition : women, gender, and representation in Mexican art /

"Explores the imagery of woman in Mexican art and visual culture. Examines how woman signified a variety of concepts, from modernity to authenticity and revolutionary social transformation, both before and after the Mexican Revolution"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zavala, Adriana
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2010]
Subjects:	Women in art. Women in popular culture > Mexico. Art, Mexican > 20th century. Art and society > Mexico > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

1. The eternal feminine : self-sacrifice, modesty, and discretion
2. Fin de siglo : modernity and the culture of decadence
3. Pupilas and Mestizas
4. Santa, La India Bonita, and Mexican maternity
5. Desnudas, Amazonas, and Tehuanas
6. Double portraits : "sons (and daughters) of La Malinche"
Epilogue.