"A selection of highlights of Mexico's artistic heritage from the 16th-20th century is illustrated by beautiful color plates in this alphabetically arranged catalog of Mexican painters, architects, photographers, and decorative arts. Personal statements or erudite observations about the artists precede biographical summaries. With a prologue by Octavio Paz and texts by accomplished academics, this survey, the first in a set of three volumes, is a visual and intellectual celebration of Mexico's continuing artistic achievements"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.