Sin Nombre 
Subtitle: Hispana and Hispano Artists of the New Deal Era
Edition: 1 Ed edition
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780826323996
Subjects: Art styles: c First World War to 1960; United States.; Hispanic American art; 20th Century Art; Hispanic Art; Art & Art Instruction; United States; Art; Central America; New Mexico; History - General; Art / History / American; 20th century; Work Projects Administration; Fine Arts
Description: "Hundreds of Hispana and Hispano artists in New Mexico created works of art for the various New Deal programs, but until now they have been mostly nameless, "sin nombre." Although many people told her she wouldn't find any artists, Tey Marianna Nunn dug deep into archives and uncovered a wealth of material: artists who made paintings, murals, sculpture, furniture, or who worked in metal, weaving, and fiber arts.

This book shows that as a result of Eurocentric aesthetic values, rigid art historical categories, and racial prejudice, New Mexico artists were stereotyped and labeled "craftsmen." Their work was classified not as art but as handicraft or labor." "This beautiful book restores an important chapter in American art of the 1930s and 1940s to the public record and brings long overdue recognition to a generation of New Mexico artists."--BOOK JACKET.