Living Shrines
Home Altars of New Mexico
Published on 16. October 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-89013-370-5 (ISBN)
Description
This colorful book documents the personal altars of mostly Hispanic families in northern New Mexico. The shrine tradition -- one not recognized by the Catholic Church -- began during the Mexican colonial period, when priests had to travel to perform mass and give sacraments.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New Mexico
United States
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
553 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89013-370-5 (9780890133705)
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Person
Marie Romero Cash was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the daughter of nationally recognized tinsmiths Emilio and Senaida Romero. She is a practicing folk artist, and in 1987 she received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to survey and document pieces of Spanish colonial art.