ACROSS FRONTIERS Hispanic Crafts of New Mexico by CIRILLO, DEXTER - 1998

Chronicle Books LLC. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Chronicle Books LLC, 1998. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Chronicle Books. Used - Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. Slight shelf wear; Otherwise, Very Good.

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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998. Cloth, 159 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Photographs by Eric Swanson. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "At last, a beautiful, authoritative survey of the thriving Hispanic craft movement of the Southwest. Tracing the roots and revival of arts brought to Mexico and the US by Spanish settlers, this book includes over 150 photographs representing the work of more than 80 contemporary artists. Gorgeous chapters on weaving, furniture making, straw and tin arts, and santos (the traditional rendering of Catholic saints) reveal how these historic crafts have become today's living arts. Interviews and a thoughtful text by Dexter Cirillo illuminate the rich cultural history of the region, where frontiers overlapped and intermingled to produce a unique local aesthetic. This important… Read More

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Inscribed on title page by both authors and photographer. 159 pp with striking color photography. Weaving; Woodwrorking; Tin craft; Antero Art; New Mexico. . Fine. Hardcover. First ed, 1st Printing. 1998.

Chronicle Books, 1998. Hard cover. Like New/Very Good. Signed by Author. The dustjacket is in Very Good+ condition. Signed "Dexter Cirillo" on title page. At last, a beautiful, authoritative survey of the thriving Hispanic craft movement of the Southwest. Tracing the roots and revival of arts brought to Mexico and the US by Spanish settlers, this book includes over 150 photographs representing the work of more than 80 contemporary artists. Gorgeous chapters on weaving, furniture making, straw and tin arts, and santos (the traditional rendering of Catholic saints) reveal how these historic crafts have become today's living arts. Interviews and a thoughtful text by Dexter Cirillo illuminate the rich cultural history of the region, where frontiers overlapped and intermingled to produce a unique local aesthetic. This important book is the first to do justice to modern artists working in the 400-year-old tradition of Hispanic crafts.

Chronicle Books, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG First Edition. Jacket is very slightly rubbed. Pages are criisp. Contains photos and color plates Seller Inventory #294424

Chronicle Books, 1998-05-01T00:00:01Z. hardcover. New. 146x13x148.