Image and Memory
Subtitle: Photography from Latin America, 1866-1994
Contributors: Wendy Watriss (Editor); Lois Parkinson Zamora (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1998
Language: eng; spa
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780292791183
Subjects: History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -; Photography; Photo Essays; Photo Techniques; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions; Ethnic Studies - General; Photography / General; General; 19th century; 20th century; Exhibitions; History; Latin America; Photography, Artistic
Description: FotoFest 1992, a major festival of international photography in Houston, brought Latin American photography into focus for a wide public audience. Offering a diverse selection of photographers, countries, artistic movements, and subject matter, the shows revealed a photographic tradition rich in both history and creativity.

Drawing from the more than 1,000 images exhibited by FotoFest, this book documents the work of fifty photographers from ten countries. The photographs range from the opening of the Brazilian frontier in the 1880s to documentary images from El Salvador's 1980-1992 civil war to works of specifically aesthetic and experimental intent. Many of the photographs appear here in print for the first time.

Wendy Watriss's opening essay provides the curatorial overview for the book in her essay. Lois Parkinson Zamora examines some of the roots of visual imagery in Latin American cultures. An essay by Boris Kossoy addresses the history of Latin American photography in the nineteenth century, delving into the social iconography that evolved from the mingling of indigenous and European traditions. Fernando Castro covers the contemporary scene and the debate over "artistic" versus documentary work.

An extensive bibliography by Marta Sanchez Philippe and artist biographies conclude the book.