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9780816514977

Miracles on the Border

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816514977

  • ISBN10:

    0816514976

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-04-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Arizona Pr
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Summary

This vivid study, richly illustrated with forty color photographs, offers a multilayered analysis of retablos--folk images painted on tin that are offered as votives of thanks for a miracle granted or a favor bestowed--created by Mexican migrants to the United States. Durand and Massey analyze 124 contemporary retablo texts, scrutinizing the shifting subjects and themes that constitute a running record of the migrant's unique experience. The result is a vivid work of synthesis that connects the history of an art form and a people, links two very different cultures, and allows a deeper understanding of a major twentieth-century theme--the drama of transnational migration.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Tables
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Editorial Method
Introduction: The Miracle of Migrants' Retablosp. 1
The Origins of Votive Paintingp. 5
Retablos in Theory and Practicep. 23
Artists and Retablosp. 29
Sacred Shrines, Holy Icons, and Migrantsp. 45
The Content of Migrants' Retablosp. 67
Masterpieces on Tin: A Survey of Migrants' Retablosp. 85
Catalog of Retablosp. 123
Referencesp. 205
Indexp. 213
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