Santa Barraza, Artist of the Borderlands (Rio Grande/Rio Bravo: Borderlands Culture & Traditions): 5 (Rio Grande/Río Bravo: Borderlands Culture and Traditions) - Hardcover

Santa C. Barraza

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 089096906X ISBN 13: 9780890969069

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2001

Synopsis

A study of 34 paintings by Santa Barraza, who depicts the historical, emotional and spiritual land between Mexico and Texas, between present reality and the mythic world of the ancient Aztecs and Mayas. The work includes analyses of the forces that have shaped Barraza as a Chicana artist.

About this title

Review:

." . . manifestly unique . . . a wonderful and fascinating and compelling piece combining personal and regional history."--John Pitman Weber, Elmhurst College

About the Author:

Santa C. Barraza is a contemporary Tejana artist who teaches at Texas A&M-Kingsville and formerly taught at the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work has been widely exhibited and has been published in a number of collections. She holds an M.F.A. in painting and drawing from the University of Texas. Her vita reflects a career replete with awards, appearances and lectures, exhibitions, and publications.María Herrera-Sobek, who edited this book and wrote the introduction, teaches Chicano Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she holds the Luis Leal Endowed Chair. Her Ph.D. in Hispanic Languages and Literatures is from UCLA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 089096906X
• ISBN 13: 9780890969069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Maria Herrera-Sobek