Another promised land
Subtitle: Anita Brenner's Mexico
By: edited by Karen Cordero Reiman, with assistance from Laura Mart ; essays by Doris Berger [and 5 others] =  Otra tierra prometida : el México de Anita Brenner / Karen Cordero Reiman, editora, con la colaboración de Laura Mart ; ensayos de Doris Berger [y 5 otros]
Contributors: Skirball Cultural Center; Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (Project)
Publisher: Skirball Cultural Center, with the assistance of the Getty Foundation
Published: 2017
Language: eng; spa
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780998669304
Subjects: Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (Project); Exhibitions; Mexican Arts
Other titles: Otra tierra prometida :
Description: Another Promised Land: Anita Brenner's Mexico' offers a new perspective on the art and visual culture of Mexico and its relationship to the United States as seen through the life and work of the Mexican-born, American Jewish writer Anita Brenner (1905-1974). Brenner was an integral part of the circle of Mexican modernists in the 1920s and played an important role in promoting and translating Mexican art, culture, and history for audiences in the United States. Brenner was close to the leading intellectuals and artists active in Mexico, including José Clemente Orozco, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Jean Charlot, and Tina Modotti. An influential and prolific writer on Mexican culture, Brenner is best known for her book 'Idols Behind Altars: Modern Mexican Art and Its Cultural Roots' (1929). The Skirball's exhibition will provide an immersive experience of historic discovery and underscore Brenner's importance as a Jewish woman in Mexico who inspired artists and was instrumental in introducing the North American public to Mexican history and culture.
Notes: "Published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation."

Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name organized and presented at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, September 14, 2017-February 25, 2018, as part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-285).

Parallel text in English and Spanish.
Table of contents: title: Preface = -- Prefacio / -- Uri D. Herscher -- Acknowledgments = -- Agradecimientos / -- Robert Kirschner -- Introduction = -- Introducción / -- Karen Cordero Reiman; title: Anita Brenner, Jewish public intellectual =; title: Anita Brenner, intelectual pública judía  -- Ilan Stavans; title: A modern woman, between revolution and tradition =; title: Una mujer moderna, entre la revolución y la tradición  -- Karen Cordero Reiman; title: An art critic in a contested field: Anita Brenner and the construction of the Mexican renaissance =; title: Una crítica de arte en un campo en disputa: Anita Brenner y la construcción del Renacimiento mexicano  -- Tatiana Flores; title: Moving frescoes: the kindred spirits of Sergei Eisenstein and Anita Brenner =; title: Frescos en movimiento: los espíritus afines de Sergei Eisenstein y Anita Brenner  -- Doris Berger; title: Anita Brenner and photography: constructing Mexico in Idols behind altars (1929) and The wind that swept Mexico (1943) =; title: Anita Brenner y la fotografía: la construcción de México en Ídolos tras los altares (1929) y El viento que barrió a México (1943)  -- Linde B. Lehtinen; title: Operation Amigos: art, tourism, and diplomacy in Mexico/this month =; title: Operación Amigos: arte, turismo y diplomacia en Mexico/this month  -- Laura Mart; title: Anita Brenner (August 13, 1905-December 1, 1974) =; title: Anita Brenner (13 de agosto de 1905-1 de diciembre de 1974) -- Laura Mart.