Mexican Folk Art: From Oaxacan Artist Families

by Arden Aibel Rothstein

Arden Rothstein (New York U. Psychoanalytic Institute) and daughter Anya share their love of the contemporary folk art of Oaxaca, Mexico, in this guide for beginning collectors. Ten chapters cover ceramics, textiles, woodcarving, metal work, miniatures and toys, jewelry, candles, basketry, dried flower crafts, and images from the Day of the Dead. Sample pieces by 87 artists are featured, with information on current market values included. The guide is illustrated with some 500 color photographs. 9.5x11. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

192 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2002

Reviews

[Frederic · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is principally a book for collectors, so you get maps at the end to the shops and artists, and prices with many of the photos. Lots of information on the Oaxacan artist families, lots of photos (although those are generally smaller than I'd like to see). There are some more recent scholarly books that complement this well, bearing in mind that it was published in 2002 -- 15 years ago now!