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Marta Morales: Portraits of Purépecha Life
Posted: July 10th, 2007
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 September 6 - November 12, 2007
Tohono Chul Park, Tucson, Arizona
An exhibit of dolls made by Marta Morales Naranjo of Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico ~
from The Castañeda Museum`s ethnic doll collection.
Tohono Chul Park
7366 N. Paseo del Norte
Tucson, AZ 85704
(520) 742-6455
For over 55 years, Ms. Morales has been creating dolls representing the Tarascan/Purépecha people of Michoacán engaged in their daily activities. Her dolls have been exhibited internationally as well as throughout Mexico. She is included in the large volume, GRANDES MAESTROS DEL ARTE POPULAR MEXICANO, published by Fomento Cultural Banamex. Included in this exhibit are flower, pottery, and food vendors and groupings of dolls illustrating Negrito, Viejito, and Lake Pátzcuaro White Fish dances.
These three dolls wear different styles of rebozos used in Michoacán and illustrate the different ways of draping them.
View more dolls made by Ms. Morales in our "Masked Characters" section. |
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Posted: June 20th, 2007
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 Pictured here are Viejito dancers, 7 ¼" tall, made by Ms. Morales in 1984. They represent dancers from the Lake Pátzcuaro area. It's likely the Viejitos (Little Old Men) dances date back to pre-Hispanic dances in honor of Huehueteotl, the old fire god, represented as a bent and smiling old man. Actual dancers are young men dressed in campesino clothing with their faces hidden behind carved wood masks. During the dance, the performers first imitate the slow gait of the elderly, then unexpectedly burst into strenuous movement - a delight to behold! |
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MASKS OF MEXICO: Santos, Diablos y Más
Posted: June 20th, 2007
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 FINAL DAYS OF MASKS OF MEXICO ~
An exhibit of the Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ.
Continuing through October, 2007
Experience the beauty, pageantry, and power of traditionally carved Mexican masks from pre-Hispanic times to the present. Using bright colors and rich imagery, the artisans of Mexico create a fantastic and marvelous world of hand carved wooden masks. Faces smile, grimace, look angelic or diabolic. Whether they are part animal, part human, or stylized characters from Mexican history, they are all most importantly part of a compelling and continuing tradition.
The Castañeda Museum is participating in this exhibit with masks and masked dolls.
Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
1013 E. University Blvd., P.O. Box 210026, Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
Phone: 520-621-6302 ~ Fax: 520-621-2976 |
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