A Land So Remote

by Larry Frank, Skip Keith Miller, David Skolkin

Comprised of three volumes, A Land So Remote is the most comprehensive visual document ever published of Spanish colonial art and frontier artifacts of New Mexico. Includes 842 color and numerous historic photographs spread over 848 pages. Many of these photographs are of rare and never before published objects from nine museums and numerous private collections.

826 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2001

Reviews

[Becky · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Land so Remote by Larry Frank.
I first fell in love with santos (folk carved saint figures of southern CO and New Mexico) in the 1970s. At that time, there were only a few books and illustrations available. Most were small booklets meant to complement a specific museum's collection. As the collections were mothballed, so were their illustrated books. I purchased this 3 volume set and couldn't be happier. It's much newer, larger, and most of the pictured santos are not found in the earlier volumes I have. I hope these books will become more widely known by those interested in history of the Southwest US, folk art, Hispanic culture, and retablos and bultos. The 3rd volume is about wooden tools and artifacts from the same area and period. I just wish more attention would have been given to the furniture in that volume.