Search Results: Authors starting with U from Howard Karno Books Inc

Buenos Aires: Imprenta Amorrortu, 1935. wrps. Applies to tapestry of San Juan.

México: Editorial RM : Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 2006. b/w, duo tone and color plates, ports., facs., illus., cat., bio., bibls., color pict. boards, OCLC: 123943017. The book examines in detail the life and cultural accomplishments of Anita Brenner (b. México 1905) a complex and extraordinary woman who was a creative author, journalist, art critic, historian, anthropologist, translator, promoter and friend of the most important artists, intellectuals, writers and main personages of Mexican avant-garde culture and art during the first half of the 20th century. Brenner was also a passionate communist who defended workers, Indians and those unjustly treated and as a promoter of culture in the late 1920's and 1930's. She forged a unique dialog in the United States about Mexican culture, through her own transcultural identity, coinciding with the golden age of Mexican muralism. As an author her three major books were Idols Behind Altars, Your Mexican Holiday, and The Wind That Swept… Read More

Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 2011. color frontis, b/w and color plates, ports., color pict. fldg. wrps. OCLC 802473152. Figurative artist Fernando Uhía (b. Bogotá, Colombia 1967) emerged as an artist in the economic boom of Colombia during the 1990's. The same "economic and commercial" elements of society are strongly evident in his artwork: commercial promiscuity, open capital market to the highest bidder of "swallow" (unstable) foreign investments, not caring which country they come from, butterfly effect of unintended consequences, exaggeration of package over contents, a and preponderance of aesthetics over ethics. "All of which is manifested in Uhía's artworks of multiple visual appearance, unjustified and of sudden changes of medium or technique, paintings that are painted alone or with a zombie look, serial by the serial, exaggeration of visual effects and license to seize or clone works by other artists or phrases of art critics." (Our translation) --Verso cover. Contents: Cinco… Read More

San José, C.R.: Producciones Iñaki, 1996. 5 issues, v.p., glos., recipes, wrps. Set. Series on various cookery subjects. Each series has an excerpt from the first published book on Costa Rican cookery "Recetario Costaricense de 1908". Also includes a section on medicinal herbs and a children's section. No. 1. Todas las formas de hacer tamales, No. 2. El arroz y sus diferentes combinaciones, No. 3. Panes y Sopas, No. 4. Ensaladas y Salsas, No. 5. Queques, Cubiertas y Pescados.

San José, C. R.: Editorial Costa Rica, 1982. plus 20 color plates, b/w plates, ports., bio., cat., color pict. wrps. FIFTH EDITION, REVISED AND AUGMENTED. Volume dedicaded to Costa Rica art and artists of the 20th century by leading art historian. Includes: La generación nacionalista, El Arte nuevo, La última promoción, Algunos pintores primitivos paisajistas, otros paisajistas, Otros acuarelistas, Algunos dibujantes del momento actual, Algunos pintores extranjeros en Costa Rica and some important artists born in the second half of 19th century such as: Tomas Povedano, Enrique Echandi, Angela Castro Quesada, and José F. Salazar. BASIC REFERENCE.

Curitiba, Brasil: Travessa dos Editores, 2004. black and color plates, tbls., glos., illus., ports., bibl., color pict. boards. Documentation of the well planned transportation system of the city of Curitiba, known in urban planning circles to be the best bus system in the world, a model that has influenced many cities of the world. The book comprises Curitiba's public bus system since 1887 to 2000, specially studying the historical, economic (fares and salaries) and technical transformations of the "Ônibus Expresso" during the last 3 decades of the 20th century . With many color images.

Buenos Aires: Fundacion para la Investigacion del Arte Argentino, 1990. b/w and color plates, b/w ports., cat., chron., bibl., tbl., color pict. d.j. Major monograph on 19th century artist of Italian descent (1855-1903, Buenos Aires) whose paintings often depict life of the Argentine countryside. Della Valle was an important figure in the development of modern plastic art of the country, influencing a series of students such as Justo Lynch, Francisco Viallar, Carlos Ripamonte, and others. LIMITED EDITION OF 1500.

México, D.F.: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, INAH; Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM; Fundación Arqueológica del Nuevo Mundo de la Universidad Brigham Young, 2008. b/w plates, maps., facs., tbls.,bibl., graphs., color pict. fldg. wrps., plus 3 DVD's inserted, in portfolio, loose as issued, all in color pict. slipcase. Monumental edition comprising the proceedings of the 1st round table on the Olmeca culture held in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City in March of 2005. The printed 2 volumes contains the transcriptions of the open multidisciplinary sessions centered in the strong cultural influence of the 3,000-year-old Olmec civilization in Mesoamérica and highlighting the characteristics of their human components: linguistics, iconography, art, culture, religion and the recent archaeological findings on America's oldest civilization. Some highlights include: ¿Puede un estilo definir una cultura? / Beatriz… Read More

México, D.F.: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas Dirección general de Publicaciones y Fomento Editorial; Instituto Sudcaliforniano de Cultura, 2015. color & b/w plates, facs., map, bibliographical references (pages 197-201), color pict. fldg. wrps. Large study on the rock art of Baja California. CONTENTS: Presentación / María Alicia Mayer González -- Prólogo / Miguel León- Portilla -- Introducción -- Capítulo I: La historia de la península a través de sus cronistas -- Capítulo III: Prácticas ceremoniales y religiosas -- Capítulo IV: La pintura rupestre -- A manera de conclusión -- Bibliografía. LIMITED EDITION OF 500.

Buenos Aires: Fundación Espigas, 2005. ind., b/w and color plates, facs., bibls., bios., color pict. fldg wrps. OCLC: 85348895. A study of the arts in Argentina during the 1970s a key period in understanding conceptual art and the contemporary art that would follow. This was selected as prize winner for the category of investigation in the arts for 2005. Contents: Segundo premio: Arturo y ellos: dialógos entre la poesía de Arturo Carrera y la pintura contemporánea en la postdictadura argentina / Viviana Usubiaga -- Mención especial: El deshabituador: Ricardo Carreira en los inicios del conceptualismo / Ana Longoni. Los dos trabajos publicados en este libro se dedican al análisis del arte y la literatura en la década de los años sesenta en la Argentina. Estos trabajos son importantes para comprender la historia del Arte conceptual en la Argentina y la pintura moderna. ENGLISH AND SPANISH TEXT.