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Palm Springs Desert Museum, Published 1992. Paperback, 48 pp.; 23 cm; illustrated with black-and-white photographs.
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In Very Good condition. Cream matte paper covers with mild bumping to edges and mild shelf wear. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. Original Palm Springs Desert Museum price sticker ($7.00) on back cover.Published on the occasion of the quincentennial of Columbus's arrival in America, this handbook of the Pre-Columbian and modern Mexican art collections of the Palm Springs Desert Museum presents objects drawn primarily from the gift of the Herbert E. Tuer Estate, whose contribution also funded the publication. Text by Michael Zakian surveys Pre-Columbian art from Chupicuaro; West Mexico (Nayarit, Colima, and Jalisco); Guerrero and Mezcala; Veracruz and Remojadas; Central Mexico and Teotihuacan; the Zapotec, Mixtec, and Cholula/Cholulteca cultures; Costa Rica; and Peruvian cultures including Vicus, Nazca, and Chimu. A section on the Colonial period is followed by an introduction to Modern Mexican Art. Each section includes catalogue entries with dimensions and provenance for individual objects in the museum's holdings.Contents: Palm Springs Desert Museum Collections; Introduction to Mesoamerican Art; Chupicuaro; West Mexico -- Nayarit, Colima, Jalisco; Guerrero -- Mezcala; Veracruz -- Remojadas; Central Mexico -- Teotihuacan; Zapotec; Mixtec; Cholula -- Cholulteca; Costa Rica; Introduction to Peru; Vicus; Nazca; Chimu; Colonial Period; Introduction to Modern Mexican Art; Board of Trustees; Staff.