By Joseph Traugott
This book contains 250 works of art from across a timeline of 14,000 years, expanding the definition of what constitutes art to include aestheticised cultural objects extending back to the earliest worked points of the Paleo-Indian Clovis people. The transition from these early works to modern and contemporary art reflects changing economic, ethnic, ideological, religious, and cultural perspectives, while considering the diversity, aesthetic complexity, and cultural breadth that developed in New Mexico and the greater Southwest. Examples are drawn from both fine art and anthropology collections and include works by the luminaries of twentieth-century art, including the Santa Fe and Taos colony artists. This comprehensive book is published to coincide with the exhibition "It's About Time: 14,000 Years of Art in New Mexico".
Published by The Museum of New Mexico Press
ISBN: 978-0890135457