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The first substantial Mexican colonial art historiography in English, this book examines the origin of the study of colonial art in Mexico as a symptom of the development of modern museum practice in mid-nineteenth-century Mexico City. Also an intellectual history, this study recognizes the role of nationalism in the initiation of art historical
List of contents
Contents:
Chapter One
A Historiography of Colonial Art in Mexico: Problems, Context, and Developments
Chapter Two
Locating a Colonial Past in the Nation's Memory: The Politics of Making History
Chapter Three
The Academy of San Carlos and the Old Mexican School: Collecting and Displaying Colonial Painting
Chapter Four
Writing a History of Art in Mexico: From Spectacular Verses to Rational Texts
Chapter Five
Concluding Remarks: Contested Ground
About the author
Ray Hernández-Durán completed his B.A. and B.F.A. at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He teaches the history of colonial Ibero-American arts and architecture at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
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The first substantial Mexican colonial art historiography in English, this book examines the origin of the study of colonial art in Mexico as a symptom of the development of modern museum practice in mid-nineteenth-century Mexico City. Also an intellectual history, this study recognizes the role of nationalism in the initiation of art historical
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"A book can be considered excellent when it not only answers questions but also poses many new ones. Hernández-Durán’s book is certainly one of these significant, generative contributions to scholarship. His capacity to connect detailed archival research to theoretical discussions in so many levels is admirable, and will be instrumental for future scholars, particularly those interested in Latin America." --Journal of Art Historiography"Hernández-Durán’s book offers a solid account of the political and intellectual forces that contributed to the reassessment of colonial art in nineteenth-century Mexico."--History of Humanities
