Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde

The first book in English on the artist, Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde examines the life and art of a woman sidelined by history and her male counterparts. Out of the misogyny and political conflict of interwar Madrid, Mallo emerges, not as Surrealist muse, but as a vital figure in the flowering of Spain's cultural vanguard. Unprecedente

List of contents

Contents: Introduction; Mallo's early years; Mallo's rise to fame; Surrealism in Madrid; The 1930s: from surrealism to humanism; Mallo's exile in Argentina; Mallo's return to Spain; Bibliography; Index.

About the author

Shirley Mangini is Professor Emerita of Spanish at California State University, Long Beach. She has also taught at Yale, Stanford and the University of New Mexico. Her books include Memories of Resistance: Women's Voices from the Spanish Civil War (1995) and Las modernas de Madrid (2001).

Summary

The first book in English on the artist, Maruja Mallo and the Spanish Avant-Garde examines the life and art of a woman sidelined by history and her male counterparts. Out of the misogyny and political conflict of interwar Madrid, Mallo emerges, not as Surrealist muse, but as a vital figure in the flowering of Spain's cultural vanguard. Unprecedente

Product details

• Authors: Shirley Mangini, Mangini Shirley
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032924243
• ISBN: 978-1-032-92424-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Weight: 560 g
• Series: Studies in Surrealism
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Theory of art, The arts: general issues, ART / Criticism & Theory, The arts: general topics