Mexican Art & Life

Mexico City: Departamento Autónomo de Prensa y Publicidad (DAPP), [1937]. First Edition. Illustrated Stiff Paper Wraps. 4to. Pp. [16]. Illustrated throughout in black & white and color. Complimentary preview issue announcing the first regular number to appear "the 30th of next September." (The eventual Number 1 was dated January 1938.) Chipped corners, closed tears, edges damp stained, cover partially split at spine, a pinhole permeates each corner. Good. Item #3612

Essentially a prospectus, this advance issue of Mexican Art & Life features information on and artwork by Alfaro Siqueiros, Gabriel Fernando Ledesma, Mario Alonso (presented here with a full-page color reproduction), Chavez Morado, Emilie Amere, Francesco Diaz de Leon, et al., as well as an article on Americans in Mexico by Josephus Daniels. Although condition issues are present, the copy is intact. Uncommon. Now preserved in a clear, removable archival sleeve with acid-free backing.

Price: $125.00