Author: LOCKE, ADRIAN
Title: Mexico: a revolution in art, 1910-1940 / Adrian Locke
Description: London: Royal Academy of Arts 2013. 1st edition. Fine printed board copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 224 p.: ill. (some col.); decorated endpapers; 27 cm. Notes; Colls. Catalogue of an exhibition held at Royal Academy of Arts (London). 6 July - 29 Sept. 2013. Bibliography: p. [210]-214. Contents; Partial contents Appendix: Edward Burra: El Paso (1935) or El Paseo (c. 1938)? Summary; In 1910. revolution brought years of instability to Mexico but. in its aftermath. the artistic community flourished under state sponsored programmes designed to promote the ideals of the new regime. This exhibition brings together work by Mexican artists at the forefront of the artistic movement including Diego Rivera. Frida Kahlo and José Clemente Orozco. Also on display is work by international artists and intellectuals who were drawn to the country by its political aspirations and the opportunities afforded to artists. Among them were Marsden Hartley. Josef Albers. Edward Burra. Paul Strand. Henri Cartier-Bresson. André Breton and Robert Capa. 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art. 1910-1940' reveals a cultural renaissance that drew in some of the most seminal figures of the 20th century. all of whom were inspired by the same subject: Mexico. -- RA website. Subjects; Burra. Edward John 1905-1976. Art. Mexican - 20th century - Exhibitions. Art and state - Mexico - History - 20th century - Exhibitions. Mexico - History - Revolution. 1910-1920 - Art and the revolution - Exhibitions. Mexico - Politics and government - 1910-1946 - Exhibitions. MEXICAN ART - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 20TH CENTURY. Mexico - Views. Art. Mexican - 20th century - 1910s-1940s. Weight in Kg appr.:

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