Reproducing Nations: Types and Costumes in Asia and Latin America ca. 1800-1860
Reproducing Nations: Types and Costumes in Asia and Latin America ca. 1800-1860
This innovative exhibition explores the descriptive tradition of "costumbrismo" as it developed in South America in the first half of the nineteenth century. The catalogue focuses on the cultural responses opened up by trade and commerce in the nineteenth century, and also traces the broad circulation of costume books, prints, and watercolors within South America, Asia, and Europe.
This innovative exhibition explores the descriptive tradition of "costumbrismo" as it developed in South America in the first half of the nineteenth century. The catalogue focuses on the cultural responses opened up by trade and commerce in the nineteenth century, and also traces the broad circulation of costume books, prints, and watercolors within South America, Asia, and Europe. Essays by Natalia Majluf, Marcus Burke and Diana Fane.
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