Antesala teatral
Subtitle: fotografía de gabinete y escénica, 1871-1944 : antología del fondo fotográfico Armando de Maria y Campos
By: introducción, Claudia Canales ; selección, restauración digital y textos, Héctor Quiroga Pérez
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: CITRU; INBA; CONACULTA
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Mexico, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9786076050040
Subjects: Theater; History; Actors; Portraits; Biography; Photograph collections
Description: The work is an interesting and original approach which spans various times and places of the different facets of art education and artistic training in an effort to rethink art education in Mexico. A useful book not only to art and art history specialists but also to those interested in education.

Anthology of images from the photographic collection of Armando de Maria yCampos and presently in the possession of the CITRU. The valuable collection holds more than1300 images related to famous personages from the theater in Mexico spanning from 1870 to1944. INBA bought the collection in 2003 and has been digitally restoring them since. The book comprises a selection of 275 images presented each in two parallel plates: the computerrestored images and in the original hand illuminated plates, some in deteriorating condition. The plates are accompanied by texts by the most important theater critics of the late19th century to mid-20th century. Important reference edition on the history Mexican theater andsociety.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 339).
Table of contents: title: Presentaciones / Consuelo Saízar, Teresa Viscencio; title: Introducción / Claudia Canales; title: Prólogo / Héctor Quiroga Pérez; title: Género cómico; title: dramático; title: II. Género operítico-lirico; title: III. Género chico, frívolo, sicalíptico; title: IV. Empresa teatral; title: Fuentes de información.