The folk art of Latin America
Subtitle: visiones del pueblo
By: Marion Oettinger, Jr.
Contributors: Museum of American Folk Art.
Publisher: Dutton Studio Books in association with the Museum of American Folk Art
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
Subjects: Folk art -- Latin America -- Exhibitions.
Description: The result of extensive fieldwork throughout Mexico, Central and South America, and Spanish- and French-speaking islands in the Caribbean, this beautiful and informative book concentrates on folk art made by Latin Americans for Latin Americans; it does not concern itself with folk art made for export. The objects illustrated are not only aesthetically pleasing, but have also been carefully selected because they play central roles in Latin American society and culture.

In this study, Chapter 1 discusses the nature of folk art and explores the subject through time in Latin America, with special attention paid to the composite character of contemporary folk art in Latin America. Chapter 2 deals with contemporary folk artists and their conception of the contribution they make to local society and traditions. Chapter 3 presents the rich variety of folk forms in Latin America today and considers them in four categories: ceremonial, utilitarian, recreational, and decorative.

Finally, chapter 4 examines the ever-changing nature of folk art and what such changes mean to the quickly evolving societies served by folk art.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106).
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Museum of American Folk Art, New York; the San Antonio Museum of Art; the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles; and the Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami.