Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge

Boston: Little, Brown and Company; A Bullfinch Press Book, 2002. 160 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small remainder mark/top edge, else fine. Stated First North American Edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Cheech Marin, well known for his three decades of work as a comedian, actor, director, and musician, has long championed Chicano artists and been a collector of their work. This breakthrough publication will be available in both hardcover and paperback formats. The exhibition features Marin's collection of over 30 artists' work, and their paintings that depict Hispanic culture, religion, and politics with brilliant color and emotion. Incisive essays by leading scholars describe the origins of Chicano art. In the same way that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo redefined our understanding and appreciation of Mexican art, Chicano artists such as Gronk, Patssi Valdez, and Carlos Almaraz are putting Chicano art on the cutting edge of contemporary art. / CHEECH MARIN is the recipient of the 1999 National Council of La Raza Kraft Foods Alma Community Service Award, and the 2000 Imagen Foundation's Creative Achievement Award. A performer for 30 years, most recently in Nash Bridges and formerly of Cheech and Chong fame, Marin holds the world's largest private collection of Chicano art. He resides in California." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction, by Cheech Marin; Chicano art: culture, myth, and sensibility, by Max Benvidez; Mestiza aesthetics and Chicana painterly visions, by Tere Romo; Aztlan in Tejas: Chicano/Chicana art from the third coast, by Constance Cortez; The plates, by commentaries by Cheech Marin; Biographies of the artists.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.