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Another Promised Land | Otra Tierra PrometidaDescription
Another Promised Land: Anita Brenner's Mexico offers a new perspective on the art and visual culture of Mexico and its relationship to the United States as seen through the life and work of the Mexican-born American Jewish writer Anita Brenner (1905-1974). Brenner was an integral part of the context of Mexican art in the 1920s and played an important role in promoting and translating Mexican art, culture, and history for audiences in the United States.
Brenner was close to the leading intellectuals and artists active in Mexico, including José Clemente Orozco, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Jean Charlot, and Tina Modotti. An influential and prolific writer on Mexican culture, Brenner is best known for her book Idols Behind Altars: Modern
Mexican Art and Its Cultural Roots (1929). Another Promised Land provides an immersive experience of historic discovery and underscores Brenner's importance as a Jewish woman in Mexico who inspired artists and was instrumental in introducing the US public to Mexican history and culture.