Roberto de la Selva SAMA Catalogue

Official catalogue accompanying the exhibition, Roberta de la Selva: Modern Mexican Materpieces in Wood shown at the San Antonio Museum of Art from January 29, 2016 - June 26, 2016 in the Golden Gallery. De la Selva studied art at Mexico City's Academy of San Carlos and apprenticed as a wood craftsman in Apizaco. Working in dense white mahogany, he produced bas-relief panels that meld traditional woodworking - a prized pre-Hispanic craft - with moderist painting and the social zeitgeist of post-revolutionary Mexico. Foreword by Katherine Crawford Luber, PhD. the former Kelso Director. Introduction by Marion Oettinger, Jr. Curator of Latin American Art. Retired 2018. 50 Pages 8 x 9.5 inches 20 illustrations ISBN 9781883502232 Softcover Published by the San Antonio Museum of Art 2016