1st Edition
The Academy of San Carlos and Mexican Art History Politics, History, and Art in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
Contents:
Chapter One
A Historiography of Colonial Art in Mexico: Problems, Context, and Developments
Chapter Two
Locating a Colonial Past in the Nation’s Memory: The Politics of Making History
Chapter Three
The Academy of San Carlos and the Old Mexican School: Collecting and Displaying Colonial Painting
Chapter Four
Writing a History of Art in Mexico: From Spectacular Verses to Rational Texts
Chapter Five
Concluding Remarks: Contested Ground
Biography
Ray Hernández-Durán completed his B.A. and B.F.A. at the University of Texas at Austin, his M.A. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He teaches the history of colonial Ibero-American arts and architecture at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
"A book can be considered excellent when it not only answers questions but also poses many new ones. Hernández-Durán’s book is certainly one of these significant, generative contributions to scholarship. His capacity to connect detailed archival research to theoretical discussions in so many levels is admirable, and will be instrumental for future scholars, particularly those interested in Latin America."--Journal of Art Historiography
"Hernández-Durán’s book offers a solid account of the political and intellectual forces that contributed to the reassessment of colonial art in nineteenth-century Mexico."
--History of Humanities
