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Chicano and Chicana, Hispanic-American and Mexican-American Art and Artists

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Hecho a Mano: The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican American Community, by James Griffith. 105 pages. University of Arizona Press (September 1, 2000). ISBN-10: 0816518785. ISBN-13: 978-0816518784. Product Description: "Arts as intimate as a piece of needlework or a home altar. Arts as visible as decorative iron, murals, and low riders. Through such arts, members of Tucson's Mexican American community contribute much of the cultural flavor that defines the city to its residents and to the outside world. Now Tucson folklorist Jim Griffith celebrates these public and private artistic expressions and invites us to meet the people who create them. Featuring a foreword by Tucson author Patricia Preciado Martin, and a spectacular gallery of photographs, many by Pulitzer prize-winning photographer José Galvez, this remarkable book offers a close-up view of a community rich with tradition and diverse artistic expression. Hecho a Mano is a piñata bursting with unexpected treasures that will inspire and inform anyone with an interest in folk art or Mexican American culture." text courtesy of Amazon.com

(above: Patrociño Barela & son with several sculptures, New Mexico, c. 1936, unidentified photographer. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

(above: Patrociño Barela at work on a wood carving in his studio, New Mexico, c. 1936, unidentified photographer. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons*)

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