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Culinary palettes : the visuality of food in postrevolutionary Mexican art /

"Culinary Palettes examines the visual culture of food in the work of artists in post-revolutionary Mexico, from roughly 1920 to the early 1960s. More broadly, this book stands as a unique intervention into the burgeoning intersections of food history and visual studies. Through a novel approac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolff, Lesley A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Visualidades (University of Texas Press)
Subjects:
Food in art > History > 20th century.
Art, Mexican > 20th century > Themes, motives.
Food in art > History > 20th century > Social aspects.
Artists > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Food > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Food habits > Social aspects > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Cooking > Social aspects > Mexico > History > 20th century.
Art mexicain > 20e siècle > Thèmes, motifs.
Artistes > Mexique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Aliments dans l'art > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Aliments dans l'art > Histoire > 20e siècle > Aspect social.
Aliments > Mexique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Habitudes alimentaires > Aspect social > Mexique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
recipes.
Recipes.
Recettes.
Table of Contents:
  • Entremeses : the visuality of food
  • Bebidas : pulque, breast milk, and the nation
  • Guisos : mole poblano, a blend of colonial labor and modern leisure
  • Frutas : Mr. Watermelon/Señor Sandía and the roots of corporate capitalism
  • Bocadillos : concentric colonialities, or a tale of two Mexicos
  • Recipes for mole poblano or mole de guajolote.