Arte y arquitectura del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
Edition: 1a. ed.
Publisher: Artes de México; Fundación IMSS
Published: 2006
Place of publication: México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9789706832450
Subjects: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social -- Buildings; Art, Mexican -- 20th century; Public art -- Mexico; Architecture -- Mexico -- 20th century; Public buildings -- Mexico
Description: Compendium of art, murals, and architecture in the various hosptials and medical facilties of the IMSS. The work of many of the masters of art and architecture are featured in these facilites. A few of the names include: Federico Cantú, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Chavez Morado, José Clemente Orozco; Jorge González Camarena, Juan O'Gorman, Leopoldo Méndez, Fermin Revueltas, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo,Francisco Zuñiga. Architects include: Enrique Yáñez, Félix Salas, Carlos Obregón Santacilia. Each chapter written by authorative art and architecture historians. Beautifully illustrated in many full page color plates. Catalogue lists each work by artist and location--Provided by vendor.
Table of contents: title: La Seguridad Social en México / Benito Coquet; title: Un arte para la Seguridad Social / Jorge Ortiz Orozco; title: Breve historia de los hospitales en México / Javier Lozada; title: Arquitectura y seguridad social / Antonio Toca Fernández; title: A Carlos Obregón Santacilia / Pablo Neruda; title: El IMSS y su arquitectura / Alejandro Gaytán Cervantes; title: Los espacios de innovación arquitectónica en el IMSS / José María Gutiérrez Trujillo; title: Un edificio art déco en el patrimonio del IMSS / Xavier Esqueda; title: La escultura del IMSS / Lily Kassner; title: Pintura mural y seguridad social / Ida Rodríguez Prampolini; title: Muralismo / Walther Boelsterly; title: Los teatros de laRevolución / Salvador Novo; title: El teatro del IMSS / José Gorostiza; title: El arte editorial del IMSS / Carlos Medina; title: El patrimonio intangible / Georgina Luna Parra de García Sáinz y Jorge Berry.