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on their webpage is the book:
Casta painting and the
imaging of race in eighteenth-century Mexico / By Ilona Katzew
it looked very interesting and in case any of you might be thinking to
buy it here is the table of contents:
Table of contents for Ordering the colony : Casta painting and the
imaging of race in eighteenth-century Mexico / By Ilona Katzew.
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Painters and Paintings: A Visual Tradition and Its Historography
II. "A Marvelous Variety of Colors"?: Racial Ideology and the Sistema de Castas
III. The Rise of Casta Painting: Exoticism and Creole Pride, 1711-1760
IV. Changing Perspectives: Casta Painting in the Era of the Bourbon Reforms, 1760-1790
V. The Theater of Marvels: Casta Paintings in the Textual Microcosmos
Concluding Remarks: A Genre with Many Meanings
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Picture Credits
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Casta painting, Racially mixed people in art, Miscegenation in art, Mexico Social life and customs 18th century
sgapodaca wrote:
Probably many of you know about this already, but those who do not,
and who live in California, I recommend you to visit the Los Angeles
County Museum of Art. They are holding an exhibition of Mexican
Casta Painting from the eighteen century. I think this is a very
unique oportunity that you shouldn't pass, because this is one of
the biggest gatherings of casta paintings, around 200, many of them
from private collections. I went to visit the museum yesterday and
was very delighted at seeing those paintings that reflect the
lifestyles of the New Spain. Again, those of you who live in
southern California, don't miss this opportunity. And those who do
not live in California, take an airplane and enjoy this collection.
They are going to be held at LACMA until August 8, and after that
they are all going to different museums and private homes all around
the world. To find more information, check the LACMA website at
www.lacma.org and click on the link INVENTING RACE. They also offer
a 200 page catalog aobut casta paintings, in both english and
spanish.
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