Covarrubias (Paperback)

At the center of an artistic milieu as vital and exciting as the Left Bank of Paris or Greenwich Village, Rosa and Miguel Covarrubias knew almost everyone in the limelight of the 1930s and 1940s-Langston Hughes, Carl Van Vechten, John Huston, Diego Rivera, and Frida Kahlo, to name just a few. As fascinating themselves as any of their friends, the couple together fostered a renaissance of interest in the history and traditional arts of Mexico's indigenous peoples, while amassing an extraordinary collection of art that ranged from pre-Hispanic Olmec and Aztec sculptures to the work of Diego Rivera. Written by a long-time friend of Rosa, this book presents a sparkling account of the life and times of Rosa and Miguel. Adriana Williams begins with Miguel's birth in 1904 and follows the brilliant early flowering of his artistic career as a renowned caricaturist for Vanity Fair and the New Yorker magazines, his meeting and marriage with Rosa at the height of her New York dancing career, and their many years of professional collaboration on projects ranging from dance to anthropology to painting and art collecting to the development of museums to preserve Mexico's pre-Columbian heritage. Interviewing as many of their friends as possible, Williams fills her narrative with reminiscences that illuminate Miguel's multifaceted talents, Rosa's crucial collaboration in many of his projects, and their often tempestuous relationship.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 1994
First published:	November 2011
Authors:	Adriana Williams
Editors:	Doris Ober
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
ISBN-13:	978-0-292-74352-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Film, television, music, theatre Books > Biography > Film, television, music, theatre
LSN:	0-292-74352-1
Barcode:	9780292743526

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