{"product_id":"consuelo-jimenez-underwood-9781478018322","title":"Consuelo Jimenez Underwood","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations  xi\u003cbr\u003e Preface. The Art of Necessity \/ Luis Valdez  xv\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xvii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction \/ Laura E. Pérez and Ann Marie Leimer  1\u003cbr\u003e I. Spinning—Making Thread\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Hands of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: A Filmmaker's Reflections \/ Carol Sauvion  25\u003cbr\u003e 2. Charged Objects: The Multivalent Fiber Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood \/ Christine Laffer  35\u003cbr\u003e II. Weaving—Hand Work\u003cbr\u003e 3. History\/Whose-Story? Postcoloniality and Contemporary Chicana Art \/ Constance Cortez  53\u003cbr\u003e 4. A Tear in the Curtain: Hilos y Cultura in the Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood \/ Amalia Mesa-Bains  71\u003cbr\u003e 5. Prayers for the Planet: Reweaving the Natural and the Social—Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Flower-Landia\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Laura E. Pérez  80\u003cbr\u003e 6. Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: \u003ci\u003eWelcome to Flower-Landia\u003c\/i\u003e \/ María Ester Fernández  91\u003cbr\u003e 7. Between the Lines: Documenting Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's Fiber Pathways \/ Emily Zaiden  100\u003cbr\u003e 8. Flags, the Sacred, and a Different America in Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's Fiber Art \/ Clara Román-Odio  111\u003cbr\u003e 9. Garments for the Goddess of the Américas: The \u003ci\u003eAmerican Dress\u003c\/i\u003e Triptych \/ Ann Marie Leimer  123\u003cbr\u003e 10. Space, Place, and Belonging in \u003ci\u003eBorderlines\u003c\/i\u003e: Countermapping in the Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood \/ Karen Mary Davalos  142\u003cbr\u003e 11. Decolonizing Aesthetics in Mexican and Xicana Fiber Art: The Art of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and Georgina Santos \/ Cristina Serna  161\u003cbr\u003e 12. Reading Our Mothers: Decolonization and Cultural Identity in Consuelo Jimenez Underwood's \u003ci\u003eRebozos for Our Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e \/ Carmen Febles  181\u003cbr\u003e 13. Weaving Water: Toward an Indigenous Method of Self- and Community Care \/ Jenell Navarro  198\u003cbr\u003e III. Off the Loom—Into the World\u003cbr\u003e 14. Consuelo Jimenez Underwood: Artist, Educator, and Advocate \/ Robert Milnes  221\u003cbr\u003e 15. Being Chicanx Studies: Lessons for Racial Justice from the Work and Life of Consuelo Jimenez Underwood \/ Marcus Pizarro  239\u003cbr\u003e 16. Blue Río Tapestries \/ Verónica Reyes  244\u003cbr\u003e Notes  261\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  290\u003cbr\u003e Contributors  304\u003cbr\u003e Index  311","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409008238935,"sku":"9781478018322","price":19.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478018322.jpg?v=1730505070","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/consuelo-jimenez-underwood-9781478018322","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}