Three illustrations by Carlos Mérida from A Treasury of Mexican Folkways (1947)
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Carlos Merida, 1947, "Dance of the Pascolas - Michoacán"
Previous posts on this artist: Carnival in Mexico, Dances of Mexico, The Hungry Moon, and The Bird.
Bio from wikipedia:Carlos Mérida (1891 – 1984) was a Guatemalan artist who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style, favoring a non-figurative and later geometric style rather than a figurative, narrative style. Mérida is best known for canvas and mural work, the latter including elements such as glass and ceramic mosaic on major constructions in the 1950s and 1960s. [cont. reading]
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Carlos Merida, 1947, "Dance of 'Los Negritos' - Veracruz"
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Carlos Merida, 1947, "Matachine Dancer of Chiapas"
This post first appeared on March 15, 2016 on 50 Watts
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Carlos Merida, 1947, "Dance of the Pascolas - Michoacán"Previous posts on this artist: Carnival in Mexico, Dances of Mexico, The Hungry Moon, and The Bird.
Bio from wikipedia:Carlos Mérida (1891 – 1984) was a Guatemalan artist who was one of the first to fuse European modern painting to Latin American themes, especially those related to Guatemala and Mexico. He was part of the Mexican muralism movement in subject matter but less so in style, favoring a non-figurative and later geometric style rather than a figurative, narrative style. Mérida is best known for canvas and mural work, the latter including elements such as glass and ceramic mosaic on major constructions in the 1950s and 1960s. [cont. reading]
Carlos Merida, 1947, "Dance of 'Los Negritos' - Veracruz"
Carlos Merida, 1947, "Matachine Dancer of Chiapas"This post first appeared on March 15, 2016 on 50 Watts
