Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:CovarrubiasISBN13:9780292743526ISBN10:0292743521Author:Williams, Adriana (Author), Ober, Doris (Editor)Description:At The Center Of An Artistic Milieu As Vital And Exciting As The Left Bank Of Paris Or Greenwich Village, Rosa And Miguel Covarrubias Knew Almost Everyone In The Limelight Of The 1930S And 1940S--Langston Hughes, Carl Van Vechten, John Huston, Diego Rivera, And Frida Kahlo, To Name Just A Few As Fascinating Themselves As Any Of Their Friends, The Couple Together Fostered A Renaissance Of Interest In The History And Traditional Arts Of Mexico's Indigenous Peoples, While Amassing An Extraordinary Collection Of Art That Ranged From Pre-Hispanic Olmec And Aztec Sculptures To The Work Of Diego Rivera Written By A Long-Time Friend Of Rosa, This Book Presents A Sparkling Account Of The Life And Times Of Rosa And Miguel Adriana Williams Begins With Miguel's Birth In 1904 And Follows The Brilliant Early Flowering Of His Artistic Career As A Renowned Caricaturist For Vanity Fair And The New Yorker Magazines, His Meeting And Marriage With Rosa At The Height Of Her New York Dancing Career, And Their Many Years Of Professional Collaboration On Projects Ranging From Dance To Anthropology To Painting And Art Collecting To The Development Of Museums To Preserve Mexico's Pre-Columbian Heritage Interviewing As Many Of Their Friends As Possible, Williams Fills Her Narrative With Reminiscences That Illuminate Miguel's Multifaceted Talents, Rosa's Crucial Collaboration In Many Of His Projects, And Their Often Tempestuous Relationship Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of Texas PressPublication Date:2011-11-15Weight:1.29 lbsDimensions:0.7'' H x 10'' L x 7.01'' WNumber of Pages:344Language:English
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Book Title: Covarrubias
Item Length: 10in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 7in
Author: Adriana Williams
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Caribbean & Latin American, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Publication Year: 1994
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Art
Item Weight: 43 Oz
Number of Pages: 344 Pages
