Published by Little, Brown and Company; A Bullfinch Press Book, Boston, 2002
ISBN 10: 0821228064 ISBN 13: 9780821228067
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 160 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Small remainder mark/top edge, else fine. Stated First North American Edition. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "Cheech Marin, well known for his three decades of work as a comedian, actor, director, and musician, has long championed Chicano artists and been a collector of their work. This breakthrough publication will be available in both hardcover and paperback formats. The exhibition features Marin's collection of over 30 artists' work, and their paintings that depict Hispanic culture, religion, and politics with brilliant color and emotion. Incisive essays by leading scholars describe the origins of Chicano art. In the same way that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo redefined our understanding and appreciation of Mexican art, Chicano artists such as Gronk, Patssi Valdez, and Carlos Almaraz are putting Chicano art on the cutting edge of contemporary art. / CHEECH MARIN is the recipient of the 1999 National Council of La Raza Kraft Foods Alma Community Service Award, and the 2000 Imagen Foundation's Creative Achievement Award. A performer for 30 years, most recently in Nash Bridges and formerly of Cheech and Chong fame, Marin holds the world's largest private collection of Chicano art. He resides in California." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction, by Cheech Marin; Chicano art: culture, myth, and sensibility, by Max Benvidez; Mestiza aesthetics and Chicana painterly visions, by Tere Romo; Aztlan in Tejas: Chicano/Chicana art from the third coast, by Constance Cortez; The plates, by commentaries by Cheech Marin; Biographies of the artists. Size: 4to.
Published by Boston: A Bullfinch Press Book / Little, Brown and Company , (2002), 2002
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition - First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover. "Marin is an art collector and community activist as well as a director and actor (one-half of the Cheech and Chong duo) and a pioneer in recognizing the vibrancy and significance of Chicano art. The Chicano school began evolving 30 years ago as artists sought to combine traditional Mexican imagery, themes, and styles with American pop, and it is now the source for some of America's most evocative, animated, brilliantly hued, inventive, and gripping contemporary painting. Marin's extraordinary collection forms the foundation for this exciting and invaluable showcase for the spiritually powerful and aesthetically diverse work of 30 seminal artists, including John Valadez, Gronk, Diane Gamboa, Patssi Valdez, Adan Hernandez, and Carlos Almaraz. Gorgeous color plates are accompanied by brief artist bios, Marin's introduction, and illuminating essays by art critic Max Benavidez, who traces the political, social, and artistic roots of the Chicano sensibility; curator Tere Romo, who concentrates on Chicana artists; and art historian Constance Cortez, who discusses the concept of Aztlan, "a geographic and a symbolic locale" that inspires many Chicano painters. Sensuous, cosmic, or satirical, Chicano paintings reflect our symbiotic, bicultural world in all its conflicts and soulfulness, sorrows and beauty." (Booklist) Illustrated throughout in full color. Slightly oversized square format. 160 pp. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers with self flaps.
Published by Little, Brown and Company; A Bullfinch Press Book, Boston, New York, London, 2002
ISBN 10: 0821228056 ISBN 13: 9780821228050
Seller: LEFT COAST BOOKS, Santa Barbara, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. Cloth, 160 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First North American Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Cheech Marin, well known for his three decades of work as a comedian, actor, director, and musician, has long championed Chicano artists and been a collector of their work. This breakthrough publication will be available in both hardcover and paperback formats. The exhibition features Marin's collection of over 30 artists' work, and their paintings that depict Hispanic culture, religion, and politics with brilliant color and emotion. Incisive essays by leading scholars describe the origins of Chicano art. In the same way that Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo redefined our understanding and appreciation of Mexican art, Chicano artists such as Gronk, Patssi Valdez, and Carlos Almaraz are putting Chicano art on the cutting edge of contemporary art. / CHEECH MARIN is the recipient of the 1999 National Council of La Raza Kraft Foods Alma Community Service Award, and the 2000 Imagen Foundation's Creative Achievement Award. A performer for 30 years, most recently in Nash Bridges and formerly of Cheech and Chong fame, Marin holds the world's largest private collection of Chicano art. He resides in California." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Introduction, by Cheech Marin; Chicano art: culture, myth, and sensibility, by Max Benvidez; Mestiza aesthetics and Chicana painterly visions, by Tere Romo; Aztlan in Tejas: Chicano/Chicana art from the third coast, by Constance Cortez; The plates, by commentaries by Cheech Marin; Biographies of the artists. Size: 4to. Collectible.
Published by Bulfinch Pr, 2002
ISBN 10: 0821228064 ISBN 13: 9780821228067
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 160 pages. 10.50x9.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.
Published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 2002
ISBN 10: 0821228056 ISBN 13: 9780821228050
Seller: Bookwood, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Floridly SIGNED in full by Cheech Marin & dated "2002" in black marker on blank blue verso of ffep. "Autographed Copy" sticker to front panel of dustjacket. Numerous full-colour illustrations throughout (96 colour & 3 b&w illustrations). Colour pictorial endpapers. Essays by Max Benavidez, Constance Cortez, Tere Romo. Cheech Marin contributes an introduction, plus commentaries on the plates. Includes biographies of the artists, plus list of plates. A Bulfinch Press book. First North American Edition, stated. HARDCOVER copy. Printed in Singapore. Bound in original black cloth with orange lettering to front board & spine, in publisher's unclipped pictorial dustjacket. Small unobtrusive abrasions to upper rear panel of dustjacket, mild ripple to book block, otherwise a very nice clean tight solid hardcover copy. 160pp. Scarce signed copy. RARE. Signed by Author(s).