The Day of the Dead
A Visual Compendium
$50.07
- Hardcover
208 pages
- Release Date
12 October 2021
Summary
“The Mexican…is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it; it is one of his favourite toys and his most steadfast love.” Octavio Paz, The Labyrinth of Solitude, 1961.
The Day of the Dead is a comprehensive, visual compilation of all forms of artistic material celebrating the world-famous annual Mexican festival. According to Mexican tradition, one day in the year belongs exclusively to the dead, a day on which they are granted celestial permission…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786277251 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786277255 |
| Author: | Julia Rothenstein, Chloe Sayer |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 October 2021 |
| Weight: | 826g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 170mm |
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About The Author
Julia Rothenstein
Chloë Sayer is an independent scholar and curator, specializing in Mexican art and culture. Based in London, she is a Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain. She lectures extensively, leads cultural tours to Mexico and has made ethnographic collections in Mexico and Belize for the British Museum.
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