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As fábricas de curtumes constituíron unha auténtica industria nacional para Galicia tanto pola súa certa relevancia nalgúns dos períodos da historia industrial galega coma polo seu esparexemento polo territorio onde un de cada catro concellos contou co seu propio curtidoiro, presente en case que todas as comarcas do país, que fornecía o coiro preciso para facer un bo par de zocos. Este sector, logo de ser líder a nivel estatal no século XIX, colapsa na década dos anos sesenta, coa aparición do zapato mecánico, pasando de case 200 fábricas a finais dos anos cincuenta a 11 a comezos dos oitenta. A ducia de casos de rehabilitación xa operados por toda a xeografía galega deberan ...
Marta Traba, one of Latin America's most controversial art critics, examines the works of over 1,000 artists from the first 80 years of the 20th century. This book is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in studying the evolution of Latin American art.
This work begins with a boy named Geraldo growing up Sicilian in Rochester, New York, and ends with the author breakfasting with Eleanor Roosevelt in the White House. It is a portrait of what it was like to come of age in the 1930s and 1940s.
Art matters. It affects us in our daily lives and is full of meanings that are valuable to all of us. As a catalyst for social interactions, art may either cause public conflict and create dissensions or facilitate mutual understanding and strengthen collective bonds. All of this is grounded in practices that develop and change along social interaction, cultural dynamics, as well as technological and economic lines. So how is art formed and produced? What are the relevant constraints and challenges that artists experience in the creative process? And what constitutes artistic agency? This collection of contributions from international, interdisciplinary experts explores particular case studi...
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New chapters express ongoing concerns about freedom of expression, the role of the Havana Film Festival in restoring Havana's central position in Latin American cinema, & the changing audience for Cuban films.