[ranchos] INVENTING RACE/LA INVENCION DEL MESTIZAJE

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on their webpage is the book:

Casta painting and the imaging of race in eighteenth-century Mexico / By Ilona Katzew


it looked very interesting and in case any of you might be thinking to buy it here is the table of contents:

Table of contents for Ordering the colony : Casta painting and the imaging of race in eighteenth-century Mexico / By Ilona Katzew.


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Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
I. Painters and Paintings: A Visual Tradition and Its Historography 
II. "A Marvelous Variety of Colors"?: Racial Ideology and the Sistema de Castas
III. The Rise of Casta Painting: Exoticism and Creole Pride, 1711-1760
IV. Changing Perspectives: Casta Painting in the Era of the Bourbon Reforms, 1760-1790
V. The Theater of Marvels: Casta Paintings in the Textual Microcosmos
Concluding Remarks: A Genre with Many Meanings
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Picture Credits

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Casta painting, Racially mixed people in art, Miscegenation in art, Mexico Social life and customs 18th century





sgapodaca wrote:

Probably many of you know about this already, but those who do not, 
and who live in California, I recommend you to visit the Los Angeles 
County Museum of Art. They are holding an exhibition of Mexican 
Casta Painting from the eighteen century. I think this is a very 
unique oportunity that you shouldn't pass, because this is one of 
the biggest gatherings of casta paintings, around 200, many of them 
from private collections. I went to visit the museum yesterday and 
was very delighted at seeing those paintings that reflect the 
lifestyles of the New Spain. Again, those of you who live in 
southern California, don't miss this opportunity. And those who do 
not live in California, take an airplane and enjoy this collection. 
They are going to be held at LACMA until August 8, and after that 
they are all going to different museums and private homes all around 
the world. To find more information, check the LACMA website at 
www.lacma.org and click on the link INVENTING RACE. They also offer 
a 200 page catalog aobut casta paintings, in both english and 
spanish.