The Holiday Yards Of Florencio Morales

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The Holiday Yards of Florencio Morales

Author : Amy K. Kitchener
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781617033322
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (333 download)

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Download or read book The Holiday Yards of Florencio Morales written by Amy K. Kitchener and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florencio Morales (1949-1992), a Mexican immigrant and Los Angeles artist who fashioned elaborate assemblages in his front yard, was known as el hombre de las banderas (the man of the flags) because he always flew American, Mexican, and California flags over his home. Illustrated with color photographs that show the brilliance of his art, this vibrant book explores and documents Morale's creative expression as he commemorated a profusion of Mexican and American holidays throughout the year. Over a period of twelve years until his death he created exhibits for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Valentine's day, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, the anniversary of the Treaty of Teoloyucan (August 13), and Mexican Independence Day. These displays served as settings for extravagant and spirited celebrations within the local community. Created from found materials and from bits and pieces gathered from scores of sources, Morales's assemblages intrigued and stimulated his audiences. His yard served as gathering places where strangers and friends could interact. In ritual, folk art, legends, beliefs, foodways, and music, his yard exhibits express the vitality of Mexican folklore adapted to a new setting, urban Los Angeles. By drawing upon dynamic symbols from his heritage and combining elements from American and Mexican culture, Morales communicated his dual identity. In acknowledging the artist's influences, motivations, and aesthetics, this fascinating book provides a rich understanding of the man and his art, as well as the interplay between the artist, his creations, and the community.

The Holiday Yards of Florencio Morales, "el Hombre de Las Banderas"

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Author : Amy V. Kitchener
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Holiday Yards of Florencio Morales, "el Hombre de Las Banderas" written by Amy V. Kitchener and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During a period of twelve years until his death he created exhibits for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, St. Valentine's Day, Easter, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, the anniversary of the Treaty of Teoloyucan (13 August), and Mexican Independence Day. On his street and in his community the spectacular displays aroused extravagant and spirited celebrations.

Chicano Folklore

Author : Rafaela Castro
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780195146394
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (463 download)

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Download or read book Chicano Folklore written by Rafaela Castro and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-15 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published under title: Dictionary of Chicano folklore. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.

The Grace of Four Moons

Author : Pravina Shukla
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253021219
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book The Grace of Four Moons written by Pravina Shukla and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because clothing, food, and shelter are basic human needs, they provide excellent entries to cultural values and individual aesthetics. Everyone gets dressed every day, but body art has not received the attention it deserves as the most common and universal of material expressions of culture. The Grace of Four Moons aims to document the clothing decisions made by ordinary people in their everyday lives. Based on fieldwork conducted primarily in the city of Banaras, India, Pravina Shukla conceptualizes and realizes a total model for the study of body art—understood as all aesthetic modifications and supplementations to the body. Shukla urges the study of the entire process of body art, from the assembly of raw materials and the manufacture of objects, through their sale and the interactions between merchants and consumers, to the consumer's use of objects in creating personal decoration.

The Flamingo in the Garden

Author : Colleen J. Sheehy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100052552X
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book The Flamingo in the Garden written by Colleen J. Sheehy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-12 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1996 Documents a wide range of American yard art and distills from it insights into attitudes and values about places, homes, neighborhoods, communities, mediating relationships between culture and nature, negotiate consumer culture, and reusing and individualizing mass- produced things.

Culture Across Borders

Author : David Maciel
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 9780816518333
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Culture Across Borders written by David Maciel and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as Mexicans have emigrated to the United States they have responded creatively to the challenges of making a new home. But although historical, sociological, and other aspects of Mexican immigration have been widely studied, its cultural and artistic manifestations have been largely overlooked by scholars—even though Mexico has produced the greatest number of cultural works inspired by the immigration process. And recently Chicana/o artists have addressed immigration as a central theme in their cultural productions and motifs. Culture across Borders is the first and only book-length study to analyze a wide range of cultural manifestations of the immigration experience, including art, literature, cinema, corridos, and humor. It shows how Mexican immigrants have been depicted in popular culture both in Mexico and the United States—and how Mexican and Chicano/Chicana artists, intellectuals, and others have used artistic means to protest the unjust treatment of immigrants by U.S. authorities. Established and upcoming scholars from both sides of the border contribute their expertise in art history, literary criticism, history, cultural studies, and other fields, capturing the many facets of the immigrant experience in popular culture. Topics include the difference between Chicano/a and Mexican representation of immigration; how films dealing with immigrants are treated differently by Mexican, Chicano, and Hollywood producers; the rich literary and artistic production on immigration themes; and the significance of immigration in Chicano jokes. As a first step in addressing the cultural dimensions of Mexican immigration to the United States, this book captures how the immigration process has inspired powerful creative responses on both sides of the border.

Self-taught Art

Author : Charles Russell
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578063802
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (638 download)

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Download or read book Self-taught Art written by Charles Russell and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2001 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to give self-taught art the same degree of scholarly attention and critical thinking that mainstream art traditionally receives

Encyclopedia of American Folk Art

Author : Gerard C. Wertkin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135956154
Total Pages : 724 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (359 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of American Folk Art written by Gerard C. Wertkin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art web site. This is the first comprehensive, scholarly study of a most fascinating aspect of American history and culture. Generously illustrated with both black and white and full-color photos, this A-Z encyclopedia covers every aspect of American folk art, encompassing not only painting, but also sculpture, basketry, ceramics, quilts, furniture, toys, beadwork, and more, including both famous and lesser-known genres. Containing more than 600 articles, this unique reference considers individual artists, schools, artistic, ethnic, and religious traditions, and heroes who have inspired folk art. An incomparable resource for general readers, students, and specialists, it will become essential for anyone researching American art, culture, and social history.

King of the Western Saddle

Author : Tim Evans
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9780878058099
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (58 download)

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Download or read book King of the Western Saddle written by Tim Evans and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1998 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The saddle has become an American icon. One of the most famous saddle makers is Donald L. King of Sheridan, Wyoming. This fascinating study of the Sheridan saddle and its creator not only highlights King's contributions but also traces the origins of the western saddle to its roots in Mexico and Spain. 24 color plates. 38 b&w illustrations.

Vietnam Remembered

Author : Varick Chittenden
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9780878057153
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book Vietnam Remembered written by Varick Chittenden and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1995 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book featuring miniature dioramas that translate the Vietnam war into art and self-therapy for the artist

Peyote Religious Art

Author : Daniel C. Swan
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578060962
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (69 download)

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Download or read book Peyote Religious Art written by Daniel C. Swan and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1999 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the vibrant traditional and folk arts inspired by the sacramental use of peyote by members of the Native American Church

Hecho a Mano

Author : James S. Griffith
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816532931
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Hecho a Mano written by James S. Griffith and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2015-09-19 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arts as intimate as a piece of needlework or a home altar. Arts as visible as decorative iron, murals, and low riders. Through such arts, members of Tucson's Mexican American community contribute much of the cultural flavor that defines the city to its residents and to the outside world. Now Tucson folklorist Jim Griffith celebrates these public and private artistic expressions and invites us to meet the people who create them. Josefina Lizárraga learned to make paper flowers as a girl in her native state of Nayarit, Mexico, and ensures that this delicate art is not lost. Ornamental blacksmith William Flores runs the oldest blacksmithing business in town, a living link with an earlier Tucson. Ramona Franco's family has maintained an elaborate altar to Our Lady of Guadalupe for three generations. Signmaker Paul Lira, responsible for many of Tucson's most interesting signs, brings to his work a thoroughly mexicano sense of aesthetics and humor. Muralists David Tineo and Luis Mena proclaim Mexican cultural identity in their work and carry on a tradition that has blossomed in the last twenty years. Featuring a foreword by Tucson author Patricia Preciado Martin and a spectacular gallery of photographs, many by Pulitzer prize-winning photographer José Galvez, this remarkable book offers a close-up view of a community rich with tradition and diverse artistic expression. Hecho a Mano is a piñata bursting with unexpected treasures that will inspire and inform anyone with an interest in folk art or Mexican American culture.

Icon in Canada

Author : Robert B. Klymasz
Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
ISBN 13 : 1772823643
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Icon in Canada written by Robert B. Klymasz and published by University of Ottawa Press. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Separated from its origins in the Old World, east Christian iconography in Canada has come to enjoy a popular following from coast to coast. With its fourteen chapters the present volume documents this living tradition from a variety of perspectives to offer the first national survey of its kind. Here, for the first time, folklorists join with art historians, anthropologists, a scientist, a theologian, enthusiasts, and iconographers to underscore the richness of a phenomenon that continues to captivate large segments of the country’s population.

Haitian Vodou Flags

Author : Patrick Arthur Polk
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578060245
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Haitian Vodou Flags written by Patrick Arthur Polk and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1997 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once little known outside of Haiti, Vodou flags have become popular commodities in the international art market. Inspired by myths, legends, and unique personal visions, the artists of Vodou flags interweave sacred, time-honored designs with contemporary images as they produce captivating works that are both ancient and modern. 44 full-color photos.

Vodou Things

Author : Donald Cosentino
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578060146
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book Vodou Things written by Donald Cosentino and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1998 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pierrot Barra and his wife Marie Cassaise are the most astonishing artists that the author of this fascinating book has encountered in more than a decade of researching Vodou in Haiti. Inspired by dreams and psychic visions of Vodoun divinities, the couples' sculptures combine distant memories of Africa, the imagery of Catholic saints, Masonic regalia, and Hollywood Kitsch. 48 full-color photos.

Cultura al otro lado de la frontera

Author : David Maciel
Publisher : Siglo XXI
ISBN 13 : 9789682322068
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Cultura al otro lado de la frontera written by David Maciel and published by Siglo XXI. This book was released on 1999 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Primer libro dedicado al análisis de las manifestaciones culturales de la inmigración mexicana en Estados Unidos: arte, literatura, cine, canciones, humor. Muestra cómo los inmigrantes mexicanos han sido y son pintados, y cómo los artistas, escritores e intelectuales, chicanos y otros han utilizado los medios artísticos para protestar contra el injusto tratamiento que reciben por parte de las autoridades de Estados Unidos.

Framing Sukkot

Author : Gabrielle Anna Berlinger
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253031834
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Framing Sukkot written by Gabrielle Anna Berlinger and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2017-09-20 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “important and timely” study of the Jewish holiday’s temporary shelters and the meaning of home (Journal of Folklore Research). The sukkah, the symbolic ritual home built during the annual Jewish holiday of Sukkot, commemorates the temporary structures that sheltered the Israelites as they journeyed across the desert after the exodus from Egypt. Despite the simple Biblical prescription for its design, the remarkable variety of creative expression in the construction, decoration, and use of the sukkah, in both times of peace and national upheaval, reveals the cultural traditions, political convictions, philosophical ideals, and individual aspirations that the sukkah communicates for its builders and users today. In this ethnography of contemporary Sukkot observance, Gabrielle Anna Berlinger examines the powerful role of ritual and vernacular architecture in the formation of self and society in three sharply contrasting Jewish communities: Bloomington, Indiana; South Tel Aviv, Israel; and Brooklyn, New York. Through vivid description and in-depth interviews, she demonstrates how constructing and decorating the sukkah and performing the weeklong holiday’s rituals of hospitality provide unique circumstances for creative expression, social interaction, and political struggle. Through an exploration of the intersections between the rituals of Sukkot and contemporary issues, such as the global Occupy movement, Berlinger finds that the sukkah becomes a tangible expression of the need for housing and economic justice, as well as a symbol of the longing for home. “Berlinger’s rich and nuanced ethnography sheds light on many sukkot from Bloomington to Tel Aviv, Jaffa, and Jerusalem, and back to Brooklyn; like the wandering in the Sinai desert, this journey is crucial.” —Journal of American Folklore