Title: La Plata del Plata
Description: "Companion catalog to exhibition with the same title organized by the Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires in celebration of the quincentennial of the discovery of the Americas. Representative examples of colonial silverwork from Peru, Alto Peru (Bolivia), and Argentina in the important collections of the municipal museums Isaac Fernández Blanco, José Fernández, and Brig. Gen. Cornelio de Saavedra are illustrated in good b/w and color photographs, accompanied by descriptive captions. Provides historical background in brief texts by Marta Sánchez and Ana María Cousillas covering the topics 'Los Plateros en el Río de la Plata,' 'Platería Religiosa,' 'Platería Civil,' 'Platería Rural,' and 'Platería Pampa y Mapuche.'"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Subjects: Exhibitions, Silverwork
Places: Argentina, Rio de la Plata Region (Argentina and Uruguay)