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6/17/1969 - Mexico: Stone, steel, wood, stucco and glass by Francis Foland

INSTITUTE OF CURRENT WORLD AFFAIRS F1 Mexico Stone steel stucco glass Richard H Nolte Ereoutive Director Institute Current World Affairs Fifth Avenue New York New York i0017 Mexico D F June Dear Mr Nolte Mexico tactile country welter textures Everything about seems stark light shadow In almost their artistio expressions Mexicans toward careful symmetry whether partern formed neatly ranged fruits market rigid lines tables chairs canting formal design ancient stele considered balance Rivera mural While strong perpendiculars sense solidity convoluted forms often derived nature space between There tendency toward overstatement surface panel facade esthetic agoraphobia The photos which minute sampling textures which abound Mexico landscape archi tecture everyday This richness attributed tradition among Indians working earth planting shaping pottery carving sculpture stone In cultures merged which constructed monumental gious architecture lavishly decked surface esign Span atholicism encouraged liferation plastic adornments The herin amply reveale Mexico modern artistic creations ptions Captions The escape Teatro Benito Juarez uanajuato Left Mitla Ste Oaxaoa Stone mosaics geometric design distinguish artistic style Mix The small stones assembled precision Right Monte A State Oxaoa One several called Dancers which incised large Al though ysical distortions pained expressions suggest postures today dancers unlikely Monte Albn figures connection revelry P Left Stele carved Mixtec lapidaries found Culiapn Sate Oaxaca P Right A detail fagde Baroque Cthedral Oaxaca The local stone architecture green which changes shadow P Left right The century Dominican monastery Ynhmitln State Oxaca On steps leading church background buttresses supporting massive fortress monastery silhouette On right detail church P Left right The Church Smta M6nica Guadaljara Mexico finest examples Baroque A entrance intrics crved twisting vines grapes On right detail entrance L right Two details ornate interior Church Santa Marfa Tonantzintla extravn decorations world Executed Indians relief cherubs scrolls fruits brightly painted green yellow State Puebla P Left The sunlight flooded Santa Marfa Tonantzintla Right Bottles outside tequila distillery Cananea Sonora Photos captions Fances M Foland Received New York June