Art, folklore, and industry
Popular arts and indigenismo in Mexico, 1920–1946
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18977417 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haydeé López Hernández (0000-0002-3499-6016, National Institute of Anthropology and History, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-518 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-2222 • E-ISSN: 1744-2230 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17442222.2022.2064099 |
| OpenAlex | W4280563709 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The construction of popular arts in Mexico is a process that is generally attributed to the proposals of the plastic artists of the post-revolutionary period. Here, I explore some of these (Exposición Nacional de Artes Populares, 1921; y Museo de Artes Populares, 1930–1942), along with others not yet analyzed by historiography, mainly developed by anthropologists (at the Museo Nacional, 1920–1924; in the Misión Universitaria del Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas de la Universidad Nacional, 1936–1937; and in the Departamento de Asuntos Indígenas, 1936–1946). The goal is to show their affinities (a purist and primitivist notion) but, above all, to highlight their differences regarding the aesthetic (art), cultural (folklore), and identity (Mexican, indigenous, national) valuation of the objects (industry/crafts), as well as the need for its conservation vs. transformation. I argue that, far from being a linear and homogeneous history derived exclusively from post-revolutionary plastic arts, it is a heterogeneous process that was not consolidated into a single centralized and institutionalized project until the middle of the century, within the framework of the modernization of the Mexican State and the inter-American indigenism
Art · Art history · Ethnology · Folklore · Historiography · Humanities · Indigenous · Latin Americans · Modernization theory · Political science · Sociology · The arts · Visual arts · Anthropology · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Latin American history and culture · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |