A Shadow Born of Earth

Graphic designer López Castro presents a collection of photographs of street paintings of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a methodological documentation project of a distinctive Mexican folkart he started in 2002 and that culminated in the present book that includes the prologue of anthropologist Roger Bartra. Of the book the author states -"The Guadalupana is the virgin of the poor. That is why in this book I try to make it evident how each Mexican paints her as best as they can, as they need her or with the only purpose of having her present during their daily street walking."

En 1908 se sucedieron tres acontecimientos destacados en México. El primero, de orden contextual, fue la entrevista Díaz-Creelman. El segundo consistió en la expedición del primer Reglamento de Cinematógrafos para el Distrito Federal. Y el tercero se cifró en la fundación de la Unión Cinematográfica, S.A. En efecto, en enero se celebró la entrevista Díaz-Creelman, que según consenso entre historiadores, fue el punto de partida de la búsqueda de una salida negociada —dentro del bloque en el poder— a la prolongada dictadura del “Héroe del 2 de Abril”. En otro orden de...

Fotografías de Toledo y de otros lugares (con su gente, sus costumbres y sus acontecimientos) tomadas a principios del siglo XX por el pintor PEDRO ROMÁN.

This title offers monographs on the most important Spanish, African and Latin American photographers. "The PhotoBolsillo" series is dedicated to publishing monographs on the most notable Spanish, African, and Latin American photographers of the recent past. Each small-format paperback features full-page, full-colour and black-and-white photographs representing the best of the artist's portfolio - each of which is captioned with title and year. Additionally there is a Chronology, plus lists of exhibitions and collections in which the photographer's work has been/is displayed, plus a brief...