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Ruben Trejo (1937-2009) was born in a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad yard in St Paul, Minnesota. This title offers a comprehensive survey of Trejo's art and career. It focuses on more than fifty works from 1964 onwards, including pieces from his life-size, puppet-like "Clothes for Day of the Dead" series.

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"Certainly there's some wacky, vital mischief going on in Trejo's elongated, improbably balanced sculptures of folklore figures, dancing bananas, and 'mandalas' made from railroad spikes…. A special treat: photo of Trejo's Spokane home, where he transformed his front hall, kitchen, and other rooms into works of art in themselves."

* The Seattle Times *

Table of Contents

Preface by Ben Mitchell
In a Garden of Ideas / Ben Mitchell
Beyond Boundaries, Aztlán y más allá / Tomás Ybarra-Fraust
Plates
Trejo’s Perfect Havoc / John Keeble
Chronology for Ruben Miguel Trejo
Selected Exhibitions
Selected Bibliography
Patrons
About the Authors

Ruben Trejo

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      Publisher University of Washington Press
      Published 2 March 2010
      ISBN-13 9780295990040
      978-0295990040
      ISBN-10 029599004X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Ruben Trejo (1937-2009) was born in a Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad yard in St Paul, Minnesota. This title offers a comprehensive survey of Trejo's art and career. It focuses on more than fifty works from 1964 onwards, including pieces from his life-size, puppet-like "Clothes for Day of the Dead" series.

      Trade Review

      "Certainly there's some wacky, vital mischief going on in Trejo's elongated, improbably balanced sculptures of folklore figures, dancing bananas, and 'mandalas' made from railroad spikes…. A special treat: photo of Trejo's Spokane home, where he transformed his front hall, kitchen, and other rooms into works of art in themselves."

      * The Seattle Times *

      Table of Contents

      Preface by Ben Mitchell
      In a Garden of Ideas / Ben Mitchell
      Beyond Boundaries, Aztlán y más allá / Tomás Ybarra-Fraust
      Plates
      Trejo’s Perfect Havoc / John Keeble
      Chronology for Ruben Miguel Trejo
      Selected Exhibitions
      Selected Bibliography
      Patrons
      About the Authors

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