'Cancionero Mexicano' (Mexican Songs) published under the imprint 'Mexican Folkways'
Tamayo’s three musicians adorn the cover of a collection of Mexican songs arranged for piano and guitar; similar vignettes by the artist accompany the sheet music and lyrics inside. The collection was published under the imprint Mexican Folkways. Founded in 1925, its titular magazine introduced Mexican popular arts to foreign audiences. The publication’s editor, Frances Toor, was an American who—like many others attracted by the postrevolutionary cultural effervescence—moved to Mexico City in the early 1920s.
Los tres músicos de Tamayo adornan la portada de esta colección de canciones mexicanas adaptadas para piano y guitarra. Otras viñetas similares del artista ilustran las partituras y las letras incluidas en el interior. La recopilación fue editada bajo el sello de Mexican Folkways. Su revista titular, una publicación bilingüe fundada en 1925, daba a conocer las artes populares mexicanas a lectores extranjeros. Su editora, Frances Toor, era una norteamericana que, al igual que otras muchas personas atraídas por la efervescencia cultural del país tras la revolución, se trasladó a Ciudad de México a principios de la década de 1920.
Los tres músicos de Tamayo adornan la portada de esta colección de canciones mexicanas adaptadas para piano y guitarra. Otras viñetas similares del artista ilustran las partituras y las letras incluidas en el interior. La recopilación fue editada bajo el sello de Mexican Folkways. Su revista titular, una publicación bilingüe fundada en 1925, daba a conocer las artes populares mexicanas a lectores extranjeros. Su editora, Frances Toor, era una norteamericana que, al igual que otras muchas personas atraídas por la efervescencia cultural del país tras la revolución, se trasladó a Ciudad de México a principios de la década de 1920.
Artwork Details
- Title: 'Cancionero Mexicano' (Mexican Songs) published under the imprint 'Mexican Folkways'
- Artist: Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, Oaxaca 1899–1991 Mexico City)
- Author: Frances Toor (American, 1890–1956)
- Publisher: Frances Toor (American, 1890–1956)
- Date: 1931
- Medium: Photomechanical letterpress and reproductions of vignettes by Tamayo, woodcut on cover
- Dimensions: 11 × 8 11/16 in. (28 × 22 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931
- Object Number: 31.91.4
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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