San Antonio College Library

"The unique arts-and-crafts tradition of the American Southwest illuminates this economic and social history of colonial New Mexico, casting new light on the development of New Mexico's Hispanic community and on its changing relationship with Pueblo Indians. Ross Frank's analysis of Pueblo Indian Pottery, Pueblo and Spanish blankets, and Spanish religious images - or santos - uses these cultural artifacts to trace the creation of a culturally innovative...

This first serious study of contemporary santeros working in northern New Mexico is amply illustrated throughout with beautiful color photographs. Laurie Beth Kalb examines the role and meaning of tradition in the work of a number of artists, both living and deceased, including Luis Tapia, Patrocinio Barela, Marco and Patricia Oviedo, Enrique Rendon, and many others. For each of these artists, the meaning of tradition varies, and the issues of self-representation,...