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Another promised land : Anita Brenner's Mexico = Otra tierra prometida : el México de Anita Brenner

Title
Another promised land : Anita Brenner's Mexico = Otra tierra prometida : el México de Anita Brenner / edited by Karen Cordero Reiman, with assistance from Laura Mart ; essays by Doris Berger [and 5 others].
Publication
Los Angeles : Skirball Cultural Center, with the assistance of the Getty Foundation, 2017.

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Additional Authors
  • Cordero, Karen
  • Mart, Laura
  • Berger, Doris, 1972-
  • Skirball Cultural Center, host institution, issuing body.
  • Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (Project)
Description
292 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits; 24 cm
Summary
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.
Alternative Title
Otra tierra prometida : el México de Anita Brenner
Subjects
Genre/Form
Exhibition catalogs.
Note
  • 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.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-285).
Language (note)
  • In English and Spanish.
Contents
Preface = Prefacio / Uri D. Herscher -- Acknowledgments = Agradecimientos / Robert Kirschner -- Introduction = Introducción / Karen Cordero Reiman -- Anita Brenner, Jewish public intellectual = Anita Brenner, intelectual pública judía / Ilan Stavans -- A modern woman, between revolution and tradition = Una mujer moderna, entre la revolución y la tradición / Karen Cordero Reiman -- An art critic in a contested field: Anita Brenner and the construction of the Mexican renaissance = Una crítica de arte en un campo en disputa: Anita Brenner y la construcción del Renacimiento mexicano / Tatiana Flores -- Moving frescoes: the kindred spirits of Sergei Eisenstein and Anita Brenner = Frescos en movimiento: los espíritus afines de Sergei Eisenstein y Anita Brenner / Doris Berger -- Anita Brenner and photography: constructing Mexico in Idols behind altars (1929) and The wind that swept Mexico (1943) = 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 -- Operation Amigos: art, tourism, and diplomacy in Mexico/this month = Operación Amigos: arte, turismo y diplomacia en Mexico/this month / Laura Mart -- Anita Brenner (August 13, 1905-December 1, 1974) = Anita Brenner (13 de agosto de 1905-1 de diciembre de 1974) / Laura Mart.
Call Number
JQE 18-311
ISBN
  • 099866930X
  • 9780998669304
LCCN
2017932617
OCLC
980223944
Title
Another promised land : Anita Brenner's Mexico = Otra tierra prometida : el México de Anita Brenner / edited by Karen Cordero Reiman, with assistance from Laura Mart ; essays by Doris Berger [and 5 others].
Publisher
Los Angeles : Skirball Cultural Center, with the assistance of the Getty Foundation, 2017.
Type of Content
still image
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-285).
Language
In English and Spanish.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Added Author
Cordero, Karen, editor.
Mart, Laura, editor.
Berger, Doris, 1972- contributor.
Skirball Cultural Center, host institution, issuing body.
Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA (Project)
Research Call Number
JQE 18-311
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