40 Años de Ofrendas [40 Years of Altars]
first edition Softcover
1996 · Mexico City
by Olmedo, Dolores
Mexico City: Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine in Wraps. First Edition. Softcover. The ofrenda is a sacred offering to the dead and ancestors, but can also celebrates the history of Mexico, indigenous peoples, and the idiosyncrasy and syncretism culture of its inhabitants of Mexico. In this catalog, the Altar of the Dead exalts the roots of Mexicanness and highlights the origin of Mexican foundations as a nation. María de los Dolores Olmedo y Patiño Suarez (December 14, 1908 – July 26, 2002; Mexico City) was a Mexican (truncated)