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Title: Santos: Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches by Marie Romero Cash ISBN: 0-87081-748-5 Publisher: University Press of Colorado Pub. Date: July, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Awards
Comment: This book has just been awarded "Exceptional Books of 1999" by the A List, published by Bookman Book Review Syndicate and is a candidate for best book of the year. The reviewing panel found it to be worthy of such an award, and it was chosen over hundreds of books.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's about time
Comment: Since E. Boyd wrote her almanac about the traditional arts of the 18th and 19th centuries in New Mexico and the surrounding areas, she was followed by several books written by Professor William Wroth, then at the Taylor Museum in Colorado Springs. Both his books were concerned with the Taylor collection of Santos, a huge representation housed in their Museum. However, Wroth's books are difficult reading, particularly for the novice and the collector. His usage of big words unnecessarily bog down the information, and there are few discoveries which separate his writings from those of the late E. Boyd. Miss Cash, on the other hand, has blessed us with an informative, easy to read book on the Santos in the New Mexican churches, replete with hundreds of photographs (many previously unpublished) which form a chain which extends from the 1760's to 1900. Yes, we would have loved for these photographs to be all color, but certainly the writing makes up for that lack. An ingenious detective search allowed Miss Cash to unearth the identities of two major santeros, the 18th Century Novice and the magnificent Laguna Santero. This book is must reading, not only for the collector, but for the researcher and those interested in the primitive arts of the region.
Rating: 5
Summary: a tremendous effort
Comment: I found "Santos" a very informative book. There have been other books written on this subject, but none have covered the subject so thoroughly. The author has discovered the names of two previously unknown santeros, and has proven her theories respectably; she has also gone into great detail to dispel many of the myths about the santeros created by other writers. I think this book is a must read about this subject. Granted, many of the photos are black and white, but that does not diminish the importance of the research. It was not designed to be a coffee-table book, and therefore the university press which published has done an ok job of reproducing the many photos. As I understand it, this book has received great reviews by the author's peers, perhaps some of which should be mentioned here: Tradicion Revista; New Mexico Magazine; Latina Magazine and many others. It has been called the "New Testament" as relates to the subject.
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Title: Living Shrines: Home Altars of New Mexico by Marie Romero Cash, Siegfried Halus, Lucy R. Lippard ISBN: 0890133700 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Pr Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Santos and Saints: The Religious Folk Art of Hispanic New Mexico by Thomas J. Steele ISBN: 094127084X Publisher: Ancient City Pr Pub. Date: October, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Saint Makers: Contemporary Santeras Y Santeros by Chuck Rosenak, Jan Rosenak ISBN: 0873587189 Publisher: Northland Pub Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Land So Remote: Religious Art of New Mexico 1780-1907 by Larry Frank, Skip Miller, Michael O'Shaughnessy, David Skolkin ISBN: 1878610740 Publisher: Red Crane Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Built of Earth and Song: Churches of Northern New Mexico by Marie Romero Cash, Jack Parsons ISBN: 1878610309 Publisher: Red Crane Books Pub. Date: June, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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