Originally published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 1949.
A dry & thirsty land --
Earth is lifted --
Parlor pieces --
Fancy boxes --
Daily bread --
The warmth of wool --
Trinket trade --
Saints are painted --
Saints are carved --
J.M.J --
The hub --
Fine, silent place --
Francis & the birds --
Gesture of Narcissus.
"This book does not recount famous names and urbane schools of art. It tells of ordinary men and women who worked with their hands to create a satisfying way of life in the Spanish villages of New Mexico"--Preface.
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