Leopoldo Mendez: Revolutionary Art and the Mexican Print (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture) (Joe R. and Latino Art and Culture (Hardcover))
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.14 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292712502 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 327 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Caplow presents a valuable survey of Mendez's career, with nine chapters following the artist from his formation at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City to the last works executed before his death in 1969offers many hitherto unpublished insights into Mendez's career and TGP operationsthe book is richly illustrated. Its journalistic writing style, periodically punctuated by romantic defences of the artist, is easily accessible for all audiencesCaplow's book makes a valuable contribution to the scholarship on Mexican printmaking." Kelly Donahue-Wallace, Print Quarterly, XXV, 2008
. Deborah Caplow is a lecturer in art history at the University of Washington, where she teaches a variety of courses, including Mexican art
She also describes how Méndez created a body of powerful anti-Fascist images before and during World War II and subsequently collaborated with artists from Mexico and around the world on political printmaking, in addition to publishing books and creating prints for films by the eminent Mexican cinematographer, Gabriel Figueroa.. Deborah Caplow situates Méndez within both Mexican and international art of the twentieth century, tracing the lines of connection and influence between Méndez and such contemporaries as David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, and printmaker José Guadalupe Posada. A politically motivated artist who strongly opposed injustice, fascism, and war, Méndez helped form and actively participated in significant political and artistic groups, including the Estridentistas in the 1920s and the Liga de Escritore
"4 star text, 2 star pictures Karl Janssen Leopoldo Méndez is one of the greatest printmakers of the twentieth century, yet in the U.S. he doesn't even have his own Wikipedia entry! From the early 1920s to the mid-1960s he produced a prolific output of beautiful and powerful woodcut prints which illustrated the plight of the Mexican working class, demanded political and social reform, condemned Fascism, and promoted peace. He definitely merits a book that will bring deserved recognition to his impressive body of work. This book is only moderately successful in achieving that goal. The main prob. star text, 2 star pictures" according to Karl Janssen. Leopoldo Méndez is one of the greatest printmakers of the twentieth century, yet in the U.S. he doesn't even have his own Wikipedia entry! From the early 1920s to the mid-1960s he produced a prolific output of beautiful and powerful woodcut prints which illustrated the plight of the Mexican working class, demanded political and social reform, condemned Fascism, and promoted peace. He definitely merits a book that will bring deserved recognition to his impressive body of work. This book is only moderately successful in achieving that goal. The main prob. "Excellent coverage of revolutionary Mexican printmaking" according to Lincoln Cushing. Deborah Caplow's excellent book goes a long way toward informing us about the explosive combination of art, artists, politics, and printmaking in Mexico during the mid-1900s. This book was researched with care, and includes numerous interviews that bring the immediacy of participants voices into the mix. It is also meticulously footnoted, with an extensive bibliography and index. The aggregate whole of this book--the illustrations, research, and original analysis--makes it an essential resource for anyone trying to understand the dynamic and stirring history . Fabulous Book! Peter P. Fuchs I just checked this book out of the library because the super-strong Stan Kaplan TGP linocut I recently bought at an an estate sale is featured in the book as a great example of "obreismo". We have seen a number of shows all over in museums of TGP prints and graphics, and I am happy to have gotten one that I really like. This book tells a fascinating tale in detail, with sharp reproductions. What a special moment for the visual arts, where visual force and incisiveness collided with a very exercised and over-the-top political valences. Black and white never l