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Book SynopsisThe contributors to this volume examine the artistic practice of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, whose innovative art and urgent engagement with a range of pressing contemporary issues mark her as one of the most vital artists of our time.
Trade Review"With the publication of the important book . . . art lovers are treated to a full account of the life, creative processes, vision, and accomplishments of a great Latina artist. . . . The editors . . . have greatly enhanced our knowledge of an important American artist of craft and fine arts." -- Ricardo Romo * Latinos in America *
"It is a joy to see Jimenez Underwood’s work as a teacher addressed and to read about her influence on students. Essays are supported by excellent images and a strong introduction. A significant notes section points to additional research. This excellent resource will be good for courses that expand on the understandings of textile art and art history. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty; professionals." -- L. L. Kriner * Choice *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations xi
Preface. The Art of Necessity / Luis Valdez xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction / Laura E. Pérez and Ann Marie Leimer 1
I. Spinning—Making Thread
1. The Hands of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: A Filmmaker's Reflections / Carol Sauvion 25
2. Charged Objects: The Multivalent Fiber Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood / Christine Laffer 35
II. Weaving—Hand Work
3. History/Whose-Story? Postcoloniality and Contemporary Chicana Art / Constance Cortez 53
4. A Tear in the Curtain: Hilos y Cultura in the Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood / Amalia Mesa-Bains 71
5. Prayers for the Planet: Reweaving the Natural and the Social—Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's
Welcome to Flower-Landia / Laura E. Pérez 80
6. Consuelo Jimenez Underwood:
Welcome to Flower-Landia / María Ester Fernández 91
7. Between the Lines: Documenting Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's Fiber Pathways / Emily Zaiden 100
8. Flags, the Sacred, and a Different America in Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's Fiber Art / Clara Román-Odio 111
9. Garments for the Goddess of the Américas: The
American Dress Triptych / Ann Marie Leimer 123
10. Space, Place, and Belonging in
Borderlines: Countermapping in the Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood / Karen Mary Davalos 142
11. Decolonizing Aesthetics in Mexican and Xicana Fiber Art: The Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and Georgina Santos / Cristina Serna 161
12. Reading Our Mothers: Decolonization and Cultural Identity in Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's
Rebozos for Our Mothers / Carmen Febles 181
13. Weaving Water: Toward an Indigenous Method of Self- and Community Care / Jenell Navarro 198
III. Off the Loom—Into the World
14. Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Artist, Educator, and Advocate / Robert Milnes 221
15. Being Chicanx Studies: Lessons for Racial Justice from the Work and Life of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood / Marcus Pizarro 239
16. Blue Río Tapestries / Verónica Reyes 244
Notes 261
Bibliography 290
Contributors 304
Index 311
