Casta Painting
Author | : Ilona Katzew |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2005-06-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300109717 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300109719 |
Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Casta Painting by : Ilona Katzew
Download or read book Casta Painting written by Ilona Katzew and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-21 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Casta painting is a distinctive Mexican genre that portrays racial mixing among the Indians, Spaniards & Africans who inhabited the colony, depicted in sets of consecutive images. Ilona Katzew places this art form in its social & historical context.