Across Frontiers: Hispanic Crafts of New Mexico

by Dexter Cirillo, Eric Swanson (Photographer)

Across Frontiers is the first book to do justice to the modern artwork created in the four-hundred-year-old tradition of Hispanic dramatic Rio Grande weavings, finely crafted woodwork and furniture, imaginative tinwork and straw applique, and richly carved and painted santos. Including interviews with local artists and a fascinating history of the area by author Dexter Cirillo, this portrait of a remarkable cultural landscape describes how Spanish, Mexican, and American frontiers have overlapped to create an entirely unique indigenous aesthetic.

159 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Mary Louise Sanchez]

A must have reference book that discusses and shows the art of New Mexico during the last 400 plus years. A book to revisit often.