Across Frontiers: Hispanic Crafts Of New Mexico

by Dexter Cirillo, Nancy Pletka Benkof

Located on a high desert plateau between the Rio Grande & the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the villages of northern New Mexico dot the magnificent countryside between Santa Fe & Taos. Colonized by the Spanish more than 200 years before becoming an Amer. territory in 1846, these communities inherited & preserved a rich legacy of Spanish art traditions. Today, these popular crafts are undergoing a renaissance fostered by a new generation of New Mexican artists. This is the first book to do justice to the modern artwork created in this tradition of Hispanic weavings, woodwork & furniture, tinwork & straw appliqué, & richly carved & painted santos. Includes interviews with local artists & a fascinating history of the area.

159 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Mary Louise Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.