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An edition of Found in translation (2017)

Found in translation

design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985

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The histories of Mexico and the United States have been intertwined since the 18th century, when both were colonies of European empires. America's fascination with Mexican culture emerged in the 19th century and continues to this day. In turn, Mexico looked to the U.S. as a model of modernity, its highways and high-rises emblematic of "The American Way of Life." Exploring the design movements that defined both places during the 20th century, this book is arranged into four sections- Spanish Colonial inspiration, Pre-Hispanic Revivals, Folk Art and Craft Traditions, and Modernism. Featured are essays by leading scholars and illustrations of more than 300 works by architects and designers including Richard Neutra, Luis Barragán, Charles and Ray Eames, and Clara Porset. The word translation originally meant "to bring or carry across." The constant migration between California and Mexico has produced cultures of great richness and complexity, while the transfers of people and materials that began with centuries-old trade routes continue to resonate in modern society, creating synergies that are "found in translation."--Exhibition: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, USA (17.09.2017-01.04.2018).

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Found in translation / Wendy Kaplan
Spanish Colonial inspiration. The Spanish Colonial solution: the politics of style in Southern California, 1890s-1930s / Phoebe S.K. Young
Mirror gazes: architecture in California and Mexico, 1915-1940 / Cristina López Uribe
Claiming and reclaiming Mexico: the California ranch houses of Cliff May / Jennifer A. Watts
"Flashes of color from tile" / Abbey Chamberlain Brach
William Randolph Hearst's "Spanish" chalice / Ellen Dooley
Pre-Hispanic revivals. Reviving the pre-Hispanic past, from Mexico to California / James Oles
"An artistic discovery of America": Mexican antiquities in Los Angeles, 1940-1960s / Megan E. O'Neil and Mary Ellen Miller
The Mesoamerica of the Chicano movement / Jesse Lerner
Henry Lovins and the American old masters / Staci Steinberger
The Federal Building, San Diego, 1935 / Miranda Saylor
Collecting pre-Hispanic art in Los Angeles / Megan E. O'Neil
Judithe Hernández's imagery for the Chicano cause / Miranda Saylor
Folk art and craft traditions. "Fertile ground": design exchanges between Mexico and California, 1920-1976 / Ana Elena Mallet and Staci Steinberger
Journeys to the land of "colorful handcraft" / Staci Steinberger
Day of the dead: a film by Charles and Ray Eames / Bobbye Tigerman
Edward Weston's ollas / James Oles
Agnes Barrett's "Buenaventura" in California sportswear / Clarissa M. Esguerra
Davis and networks of modern Mexican silver / Ellen Dooley
The Shipway's Mexican homes of today / Abbey Chamberlain Brach
The Ackermans' Mexican workshops / Staci Steinerger
Modernism. Good neighbors make glass houses: design dialogues in Mexico City and Southern California, c. 1940-1960 / Keith Eggener
Jet-setters and power players: cross-border design in the postwar era / Jennifer Josten
Our mutual friend: Esther McCoy in Mexico / Susan Morgan
Millard Sheets and Mexico / Ellen Dooley
"A cry for freedom" / Miranda Saylor
Innovations in fiberglass / Abbey Chamberlain Brach
Chicano identity in East Los Angeles murals / Abbey Chamberlain Brach
Luis Barragán and his followers in California / Keith Eggener.

Edition Notes

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Found In Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985, September 17, 2017-April 1, 2018"--Colophon.

"Published with the assistance of the Getty Foundation."

"Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, Latin American & Latino Art in LA"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Titles
Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
745.0794/0904
Library of Congress
NK1410.C2 D47 2017, NK1410.C2D47 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
358 pages
Number of pages
358

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Open Library
OL26939851M
Internet Archive
foundintranslati0000unse_s1x2
ISBN 10
3791356704
ISBN 13
9783791356709
LCCN
2017022542
OCLC/WorldCat
982089617

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