Rio Grande blankets : late nineteenth-century textiles in transition
Entry/Object ID
TT847.5.U6.R5 1992
Description
The twenty-seven blankets reproduced were woven by Hispanics in New Mexico from the mid-nineteenth century to about 1940. A concise history of the Rio Grande blanket, from Coronado's Entrada into New Mexico (1540) to the arrival of the railroad (1879), is followed by an analysis of how the Rio Grande blanket was viewed, collected & studied by scholars & artists since 1900. Physical characteristics which separate the transitional period blanket from the classic Rio Grande textile are discussed.
Collection
Helen Romayne Cox Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
blankets--new mexico, sarapes--influence, textile fabrics--new mexico--history--19th century, textile fabrics--rio grande valley--history--19th century, weaving--new mexico
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Kellen Kee McIntyre
Publisher
Adobe Gallery
Place Published
City
Albuquerque, NM
Date Published
1992
ISBN
0963371002
Notes
Length: 85
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Historic Map of New Mexico -- 1. Rio Grande Weaving: A Concise History -- 2. Impact of the Railroad and Early Collectors -- 3. Modern Criticism and Scolarship -- 4. The Transitional Period Rio Grande Blanket -- 5. Historic Photographs -- 1. Introduction to the Catalogue -- 2. The Catalogue -- App. A. Comparative Materials -- App. B. Color Frequency Chart.
