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Santos: Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches

Marie Romero Cash

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Along with photographer Jack Parsons, Marie Romero Cash visited every church in the region and documented, identified, and measured each piece. Together they photographed over 500 pieces, including 19 moradas and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe collection housed at the Museum of International Folk Art. Along the way, Cash uncovered numerous examples of unique santero art that were housed in these churches, protected by thick adobe walls and dedicated mayordomos . In some cases, these pieces had survived intact as long as two hundred years.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Release: May 01, 1999

ISBN: 087081494X

ISBN 13: 9780870814945

Santos: Enduring Images of Northern New Mexican Village Churches

Marie Romero Cash

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Along with photographer Jack Parsons, Marie Romero Cash visited every church in the region and documented, identified, and measured each piece. Together they photographed over 500 pieces, including 19 moradas and the Archdiocese of Santa Fe collection housed at the Museum of International Folk Art. Along the way, Cash uncovered numerous examples of unique santero art that were housed in these churches, protected by thick adobe walls and dedicated mayordomos . In some cases, these pieces had survived intact as long as two hundred years.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Release: May 01, 1999

ISBN: 087081494X

ISBN 13: 9780870814945

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