| Nuevo México Profundo: Rituals of an Indo-Hispano Homeland Contributor(s): Gandert, Miguel (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0890133492 ISBN-13: 9780890133491 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2000 Annotation: Award-winning documentary photographer Miguel Gandert records the sacred and secular rituals of the mestizo peoples of the upper Rio Grande corridor with exquisite photography. The accompanying essays discuss the aesthetics, historic and folkloric context and address issues of identity and ethnicity among Hispanics of the region. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 978.900 |
| LCCN: 00056110 |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 10.01" W x 10.8" (2.31 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this book photographer Miguel Gandert records the sacred rituals and dances of the mestizo peoples of the upper R o Grande in 130 black-and-white photographs. Included are images of the two great Indo-Hispano regional traditions, the Matachines conquest dance drama, complete with monsters and bull, and the multifaceted Comanches celebration, with its equestrian victory play and boisterous dances. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gandert, Miguel: - Miguel Gandert has been photographing the social rituals, people, and landscapes of his native New Mexico for twenty years. His photographs have been exhibited widely in museums and galleries throughout the world, including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. He is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico. |
