Mexican Arts Series: Hammered Copper
Hammered Copper
See beautiful hammered copper vessels made long ago and today at Santa Clara del Cobre, Mexico, a small town in the southwest state of Michoacan. From nothing more than a chunk of copper or sheet metal, artists here have spent centuries creating both useful and decorative copper items, with specially made hand tools and machinery. The richness of the work has undergone a marked improvement in design, materials, and finish during the second half of the twentieth century. Hundreds of copper items from the Museo Nacional de Cobre illustrate the art's evolution. 393 colorful photographs, an historical perspective, list and introductions to 540 co…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7643-3502-0
- EAN: 9780764335020
- Produktnummer: 23300237
- Verlag: Schiffer Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Masse: H21.5 cm x B27.9 cm 1'130 g
- Abbildungen: 393 color photos
- Gewicht: 1130
Über den Autor
Sandy Baum, a freelance photographer and writer, has written other books on Mexican architecture and interior design. He lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
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