A History of Mexican Mural Painting

Rodriguez, Antonio. A History of Mexican Mural Painting. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1969. First American edition. Folio. 517, [1]pp. Original pictorial dust-jacket over red cloth, with gold lettering on spine and illustration in black on front board. Photo-illustrated endpapers. This comprehensive work on the history of Mexican mural painting begins with the Mesoamerican murals, going into detail on several important Mayan sites and their influence on the muralists of the 1920s and 1930s. The author includes a section on two artists who were especially influential in the development of Mexican art. The two, Dr. Arl and José Guadalupe Posada, are generally recognized as a major part of the movement to eschew European artistic style in search of a Mexican style. This volume is splendidly illustrated throughout with 312 illustrations, including 56 in full color. Closed tears and creasing along upper edges of dust-jacket. DJ in overall fair, binding and interior in very good condition. g+. Hardcover. (37658) $45