Item #11167 40 Años de Ofrendas [40 Years of Altars]. Dolores Olmedo.

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40 Años de Ofrendas [40 Years of Altars].

Mexico City: Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. The ofrenda is a sacred offering to the dead and ancestors, but can also celebrates the history of Mexico, indigenous peoples, and the idiosyncrasy and syncretism culture of its inhabitants of Mexico. In this catalog, the Altar of the Dead exalts the roots of Mexicanness and highlights the origin of Mexican foundations as a nation. María de los Dolores Olmedo y Patiño Suarez (December 14, 1908 – July 26, 2002; Mexico City) was a Mexican businesswoman, philanthropist and musician, patron to painters Frida Kahlo and her husband Diego Rivera. Near Fine in Wraps. Near fine. High color gloss wrappers, cardstock, large 8vo, 77p.+ illus. In Spanish. Item #11167

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