Inventing Indigenism : : Francisco Laso's Image of Modern Peru / / Natalia Majluf.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2021
• VerfasserIn: Majluf, Natalia,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.) :; 74 b&w photos, 16-page color insert

One of the outstanding painters of the nineteenth century, Francisco Laso (1823–1869) set out to give visual form to modern Peru. His solemn and still paintings of indigenous subjects were part of a larger project, spurred by writers and intellectuals actively crafting a nation in the aftermath of independence from Spain. In this book, at once an innovative account of modern indigenism and the first major monograph on Laso, Natalia Majluf explores the rise of the image of the Indian in literature and visual culture. Reading Laso’s works through a broad range of sources, Majluf traces a decisive break in a long history of representations of indigenous peoples that began with the Spanish conquest. She ties this transformation to the modern concept of culture, which redefined both the artistic field and the notion of indigeneity. As an abstraction produced through indigenist discourse, an icon of authenticity, and a densely racialized cultural construct, the Indian would emerge as a central symbol of modern Andean nationalisms. Beautifully illustrated, Inventing Indigenism brings the work and influence of this extraordinary painter to the forefront as it offers a broad perspective on the dynamics of art and visual culture in nineteenth-century Latin America.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- A Note on the Text -- Preface -- INTRODUCTION -- PRECEDENTS: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE INDIAN— CONCEPT AND IMAGE -- CHAPTER 1. THE INDIAN: IMAGE OF THE NATION -- CHAPTER 2. THE SCENE OF APPROXIMATION -- CHAPTER 3. PICTURING RACE -- EPILOGUE: PERSONAL NARRATIVES, PUBLIC IMAGES -- Chronology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index