After Mexicorsquo;s revolution of 1910ndash;1920; intellectuals sought to forge a unified cultural nation out of the countryrsquo;s diverse populace. Their efforts resulted in an ldquo;ethnicizedrdquo; interpretation of Mexicanness that intentionally incorporated elements of folk and indigenous culture. In this rich history; Rick A. Loacute;pez explains how thinkers and artists; including the anthropologist Manuel Gamio; the composer Carlos Chaacute;vez; the educator Moiseacute;s Saacute;enz; the painter Diego Rivera; and many less-known figures; formulated and promoted a notion of nationhood in which previously denigrated vernacular artsmdash;dance; music; and handicrafts such as textiles; basketry; ceramics; wooden toys; and ritual masksmdash;came to be seen as symbolic of Mexicorsquo;s modernity and national distinctiveness. Loacute;pez examines how the nationalist project intersected with transnational intellectual and artistic currents; as well as how it was adapted in rural communities. He provides an in-depth account of artisanal practices in the village of Olinalaacute;; located in the mountainous southern state of Guerrero. Since the 1920s; Olinalaacute; has been renowned for its lacquered boxes and gourds; which have been considered to be among the ldquo;most Mexicanrdquo; of the nationrsquo;s arts. Crafting Mexico illuminates the role of cultural politics and visual production in Mexicorsquo;s transformation from a regionally and culturally fragmented country into a modern nation-state with an inclusive and compelling national identity.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Hossenfeffer!By Dan HardieIf you dont have a copy of The Solotype Catalog then youre simply not cooking with gas! Just in case youre wondering; this is not a collection of full alphabets. But there are enough odd and excitingly different display faces in here to choke a quick brown fox. Mmmhellip; hossenfeffer.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fabulous collection down typography memory laneBy A. McCulloughWhile there are very few full-character samples shown; this book is a wonderful jaunt through typographic history and an excellent (and often hilarious) reminder of what went into the graphic arts before computers (the Solotype foundry were phototypesetters). A huge number of these fonts can be found under different names today as freeware or shareware; and its becoming a fun winter project of mine to track down as many of these old types as I can on the Internet. Dover has a fine collection of many of Dan Solos fonts already digitized and available for sale inexpensively; though by no means all of them.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Wow! What a Nice Collection of Type!By Vista Bill RaleyI received my Solotype Catalog today and it was beyond anything I expected! I have worked with type for over 60 years and this is a wonderful collection of type and includes the colorful 19th Century fonts as well as recent fonts (to 1992). Special effects are well presented. This book is a must for anyone interested in type and letterforms.